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Unio mantellii J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 †
1556571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1556571)
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Sowerby, James de Carle. (1836). Descriptive notes respecting the shells figured in Plates XI to XXIII. In: Fitton, W.H. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite, in the South-east of England. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, ser. 2.</em> 4(2): 335-349 (Appendix A)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36206436
page(s): 346, pl. 21, fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 346, pl. 21, fig. 14 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
, Note "In calcareous grit, passing into ferruginous...
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
Type locality "In calcareous grit, passing into ferruginous sand, near the top of the Weald clay; Atherley and Henhurst, Surrey: F. Tilgate: M." [in Fitton 1836, p. 179] (England, United Kingdom) [details]
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Sowerby, James de Carle. (1836). Descriptive notes respecting the shells figured in Plates XI to XXIII. In: Fitton, W.H. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite, in the South-east of England. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, ser. 2.</em> 4(2): 335-349 (Appendix A)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36206436
page(s): 346, pl. 21, fig. 14 [details]
additional source Munt, M.C.; Delvene, G.; Sha, J.-G. (2012). Review of the Cretaceous non-marine Mollusca and their stratigraphical distribution in Europe <em>Journal of Stratigraphy</em>. 36(2): 314-323 [details]
page(s): 346, pl. 21, fig. 14 [details]
additional source Munt, M.C.; Delvene, G.; Sha, J.-G. (2012). Review of the Cretaceous non-marine Mollusca and their stratigraphical distribution in Europe <em>Journal of Stratigraphy</em>. 36(2): 314-323 [details]
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Type locality "In calcareous grit, passing into ferruginous sand, near the top of the Weald clay; Atherley and Henhurst, Surrey: F. Tilgate: M." [in Fitton 1836, p. 179] (England, United Kingdom) [details]
