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Paludina deccanensis J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †
1516543 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1516543)
unaccepted > superseded combination (genus is a junior objective synonym)
Species
Paludina A. Férussac, 1812 accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810
fossil only
Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Organic remains collected by Mr. Malcolmson and described by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby. In: Malcolmson, J.G. On the Fossils of the Eastern Portion of the Great Basaltic District of India. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5(3): 550-551, pl. 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236116
page(s): pl. 47, figs 20-23 [details]
page(s): pl. 47, figs 20-23 [details]
Lectotype BMNH PIMG 1220
, Note Lectotype locality: "from between Munnoor and...
Lectotype BMNH PIMG 1220 [details]
Type locality Lectotype locality: "from between Munnoor and Hutnoor", India. The modern names of these localities and their exact locations are uncertain, perhaps they refer to Mūtnūr and Utnūr in Telangana State. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Paludina deccanensis J. de C. Sowerby, 1840 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1516543 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Organic remains collected by Mr. Malcolmson and described by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby. In: Malcolmson, J.G. On the Fossils of the Eastern Portion of the Great Basaltic District of India. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5(3): 550-551, pl. 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236116
page(s): pl. 47, figs 20-23 [details]
additional source Hislop, S. (1860). On the Tertiary deposits, associated with Trap-rock, in the East Indies. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 16: 154-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427895
page(s): 167 [details]
page(s): pl. 47, figs 20-23 [details]
additional source Hislop, S. (1860). On the Tertiary deposits, associated with Trap-rock, in the East Indies. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 16: 154-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427895
page(s): 167 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype BMNH PIMG 1220 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lectotype locality: "from between Munnoor and Hutnoor", India. The modern names of these localities and their exact locations are uncertain, perhaps they refer to Mūtnūr and Utnūr in Telangana State. [details]
