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Pecten nilsoni Goldfuss, 1835 †
1559387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1559387)
unaccepted (incorrect original speling; superseded combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Goldfuss, G. A. (1833–1841). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Zweiter Teil: 312 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-68, pls. LXXII-XCVI, (1833); 69-140, pls. XCVII-CXXI, (1835); 141-224, pls. CXXII-CXLVI, (1837); 225-312, pls. CXLVII-CLXV, (1841)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): 76, pl. 99, fig. 8a, b [details]
page(s): 76, pl. 99, fig. 8a, b [details]
Type locality contained in Netherlands
type locality contained in Netherlands [details]
Status The species is clearly named after Sven Nilsson, who is mentioned (and misspelt as "Nilson") in the synonymy list....
Status The species is clearly named after Sven Nilsson, who is mentioned (and misspelt as "Nilson") in the synonymy list. Accordingly, the name must be corrected. [details]
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Goldfuss, G. A. (1833–1841). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Zweiter Teil: 312 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-68, pls. LXXII-XCVI, (1833); 69-140, pls. XCVII-CXXI, (1835); 141-224, pls. CXXII-CXLVI, (1837); 225-312, pls. CXLVII-CLXV, (1841)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): 76, pl. 99, fig. 8a, b [details]
page(s): 76, pl. 99, fig. 8a, b [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status The species is clearly named after Sven Nilsson, who is mentioned (and misspelt as "Nilson") in the synonymy list. Accordingly, the name must be corrected. [details]
