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Aequipecten bornhardti (L. R. Cox, 1927) †
1638907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1638907)
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) bornhardti L. R. Cox, 1927 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Chlamys (Aequipecten) bornhardti L. R. Cox, 1927 †) Cox, L. R. (1927). Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Zanzibar Protectorate. In: Anonymous (Eds.): Report on the Palaeontology of the Zanzibar Protectorate based mainly on the collection made by G. M. Stockley. Government of Zanzibar, Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, pp. 13-102, 171–180, pls. 3-19.
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Holotype (of Chlamys (Aequipecten) bornhardti L. R....
, Type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago
Holotype (of Chlamys (Aequipecten) bornhardti L. R. Cox, 1927) BMNH L. 44031, geounit Zanzibar [details]
type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomic remark Cox (1927) compared the species with Chlamys mirifica (Reeve, 1853), which is now placed Mirapecten.
Taxonomic remark Cox (1927) compared the species with Chlamys mirifica (Reeve, 1853), which is now placed Mirapecten. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten bornhardti (L. R. Cox, 1927) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1638907 on 2025-09-10
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(of Chlamys (Aequipecten) bornhardti L. R. Cox, 1927 †) Cox, L. R. (1927). Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Zanzibar Protectorate. In: Anonymous (Eds.): Report on the Palaeontology of the Zanzibar Protectorate based mainly on the collection made by G. M. Stockley. Government of Zanzibar, Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, pp. 13-102, 171–180, pls. 3-19.
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Holotype (of Chlamys (Aequipecten) bornhardti L. R. Cox, 1927) BMNH L. 44031, geounit Zanzibar [details]
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Taxonomic remark Cox (1927) compared the species with Chlamys mirifica (Reeve, 1853), which is now placed Mirapecten. [details]