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Ostraea retusa G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 †
1439283 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439283)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
Species
Ostraea [sic] accepted as Ostrea Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus <i>Ostraea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pl. 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, October 1870; pl. 6-13, January 1871; pl. 14-16, February 1871; pl. 17-27, September 1871; pl. 1, 28-33, November 1871]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209078
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 42 [details]
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 42 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ostraea retusa G. B. Sowerby II, 1871 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439283 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus <i>Ostraea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pl. 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, October 1870; pl. 6-13, January 1871; pl. 14-16, February 1871; pl. 17-27, September 1871; pl. 1, 28-33, November 1871]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209078
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 42 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 42 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
