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Velorita J. E. Gray, 1840
1258072 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258072)
unaccepted > unjustified emendation (of Villorita J. E. Gray, 1833)
Genus
Cyrena cyprinoides J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Villorita cyprinoides (J. E. Gray, 1825) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Velorita cochinensis (Hanley, 1859) accepted as Villorita cyprinoides (J. E. Gray, 1825) (junior synonym)
- Species Velorita delicatula Preston, 1916 accepted as Villorita cyprinoides (J. E. Gray, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velorita imbricata Cossmann, 1886 † accepted as Villorita imbricata Cossmann, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Velorita parvula Prime, 1867 accepted as Villorita cyprinoides (J. E. Gray, 1825) (junior synonym)
- Species Velorita floridana Dall, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
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Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 149 [details]
basis of record Petit R.E. (2012) John Edward Gray (1800-1875): his malacological publications and molluscan taxa. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3214: 1-125.
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 235-236 [details]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 184 [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
basis of record Petit R.E. (2012) John Edward Gray (1800-1875): his malacological publications and molluscan taxa. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3214: 1-125.
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 235-236 [details]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 184 [details]
