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Polititapes merklini (Goncharova, 1986) †
1548210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1548210)
accepted
Species
Venerupis (Polititapes) merklini Goncharova, 1986 † · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Venerupis (Polititapes) merklini Goncharova, 1986 †) Goncharova I.A. (1986). The system and history of the tapetines (Bivalvia, Veneridae, Tapetinae) of the Neogene seas of West Eurasia. <em>Paleogene-Neogene bivalves of the Far East and Eastern Paratethys: A collection of scientific papers [= Палеоген-неогеновые двустворчатые моллюски Дальнего Востока и Восточного Паратетиса: Сборник научных трудов].</em> pp. 75-100.
page(s): 83, pl. II, figs. 1-11 [details]
page(s): 83, pl. II, figs. 1-11 [details]
Note Russia, Kerch Peninsula, Zyuk Cape
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Type locality Russia, Kerch Peninsula, Zyuk Cape [details]
Etymology Named in honor of Roman L. Merklin (1909-1971), the Soviet paleomalacologist
Fossil range Middle Miocene
Etymology Named in honor of Roman L. Merklin (1909-1971), the Soviet paleomalacologist [details]
Fossil range Middle Miocene
Fossil range Middle Miocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polititapes merklini (Goncharova, 1986) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1548210 on 2025-09-11
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(of Venerupis (Polititapes) merklini Goncharova, 1986 †) Goncharova I.A. (1986). The system and history of the tapetines (Bivalvia, Veneridae, Tapetinae) of the Neogene seas of West Eurasia. <em>Paleogene-Neogene bivalves of the Far East and Eastern Paratethys: A collection of scientific papers [= Палеоген-неогеновые двустворчатые моллюски Дальнего Востока и Восточного Паратетиса: Сборник научных трудов].</em> pp. 75-100.
page(s): 83, pl. II, figs. 1-11 [details]
page(s): 83, pl. II, figs. 1-11 [details]
