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Spondylus calcaratus Forbes, 1846 †
1641339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1641339)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Forbes, E. (1846). Report on the fossil Invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 7(3): 97-174, pls 7-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36198226#page/111/mode/1up
page(s): 155, pl. 18, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 155, pl. 18, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Pondicherry
type locality contained in Pondicherry [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spondylus calcaratus Forbes, 1846 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1641339 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Forbes, E. (1846). Report on the fossil Invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 7(3): 97-174, pls 7-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36198226#page/111/mode/1up
page(s): 155, pl. 18, fig. 2 [details]
additional source Kossmat, F. (1897). The Cretaceous deposits of Pondicherri. <em>Records of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 30(2): 51-111, pls. 6-10., available online at https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.21898/page/n79/mode/2up [details]
source of synonymy Gabb, W. M. (1861). Synopsis of the Mollusca of the Cretaceous Formation, including the geographical and stratigraphical range and synonymy. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 8: 57-257 [offprint pp. 1-201]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27023653
page(s): 228 [details]
source of synonymy Darragh, T. A.; Kendrick, G. W. (1991). Maastrichtian Bivalvia (excluding Inoceramidae) from the Miria Formation, Carnarvon Basin, north western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 36: 1-102.
page(s): 77-78 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 155, pl. 18, fig. 2 [details]
additional source Kossmat, F. (1897). The Cretaceous deposits of Pondicherri. <em>Records of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 30(2): 51-111, pls. 6-10., available online at https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.21898/page/n79/mode/2up [details]
source of synonymy Gabb, W. M. (1861). Synopsis of the Mollusca of the Cretaceous Formation, including the geographical and stratigraphical range and synonymy. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 8: 57-257 [offprint pp. 1-201]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27023653
page(s): 228 [details]
source of synonymy Darragh, T. A.; Kendrick, G. W. (1991). Maastrichtian Bivalvia (excluding Inoceramidae) from the Miria Formation, Carnarvon Basin, north western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 36: 1-102.
page(s): 77-78 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
