MolluscaBase - Elliptotellina ambigua (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) †

MolluscaBase taxon details

Elliptotellina ambigua (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) †

AphiaID

1569665 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1569665)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Elliptotellina Cossmann, 1886

Original name

Tellina ambigua J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †

Synonymised names

Tellina (Elliptotellina) ambigua J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Tellina ambigua J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †) Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 144, pl. 403 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Elliptotellina ambigua (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1569665 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-03-21 10:34:57Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2022-03-31 11:55:43Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Tellina ambigua J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †) Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 144, pl. 403 [details]