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Mactra rugata G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †
1598495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1598495)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 249, pl. 2, fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 249, pl. 2, fig. 8 [details]
Type locality contained in Argentina
type locality contained in Argentina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra rugata G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1598495 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 249, pl. 2, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Griffin, M.; Nielsen, S. N. (2008). A revision of the type specimens of Tertiary molluscs from Chile and Argentina described by d'Orbigny (1842), Sowerby (1846) and Hupé (1854). <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 6(3): 251-316., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477201907002374
page(s): 285, pl. 15, fig. 12 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Philippi, R. A. (1887). Die Tertiären und Quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. iv + 266 pp + 58 pls.. Lepizig: Brockhaus [German language edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14943546
page(s): 149, pl. 32, fig. 6 (after Sowerby); note: Philippi's material from Leby likely does not belong here [details]
page(s): 249, pl. 2, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Griffin, M.; Nielsen, S. N. (2008). A revision of the type specimens of Tertiary molluscs from Chile and Argentina described by d'Orbigny (1842), Sowerby (1846) and Hupé (1854). <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 6(3): 251-316., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477201907002374
page(s): 285, pl. 15, fig. 12 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Philippi, R. A. (1887). Die Tertiären und Quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. iv + 266 pp + 58 pls.. Lepizig: Brockhaus [German language edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14943546
page(s): 149, pl. 32, fig. 6 (after Sowerby); note: Philippi's material from Leby likely does not belong here [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
