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Gnathodon G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
516038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:516038)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (type by monotypy)
- Species Gnathodon cantrainei G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 accepted as Mulinia cleryana (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination, also incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Gnathodon flexuosa Conrad, 1839 accepted as Rangia flexuosa (Conrad, 1839)
- Species Gnathodon johnsoni Dall, 1892 † accepted as Rangia (Miorangia) johnsoni (Dall, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gnathodon lecontei Conrad, 1853 † accepted as Rangia lecontei (Conrad, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gnathodon nasutus Dall, 1884 accepted as Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Gnathodon parvum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 accepted as Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Gnathodon rostratum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 accepted as Rangia flexuosa (Conrad, 1839)
- Species Gnathodon trigonum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 accepted as Rangia mendica (A. Gould, 1851)
- Species Gnathodon truncatum Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 accepted as Rangia mendica (A. Gould, 1851)
- Species Gnathodon valdensis Dunker, 1846 † accepted as Neomiodon mactroides (F. A. Roemer, 1836) † (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Gnathodon grayi Conrad, 1838 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gnathodon G. B. Sowerby I, 1832. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=516038 on 2025-09-10
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Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gill, T. (1895). <i>Rangia</i> the proper name of the mactroid genus <i>Gnathodon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(9): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43044700 [details]
source of synonymy Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gill, T. (1895). <i>Rangia</i> the proper name of the mactroid genus <i>Gnathodon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(9): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43044700 [details]
source of synonymy Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
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