MolluscaBase - Mytilites retroflexus Wahlenberg, 1821 †

MolluscaBase name details

Mytilites retroflexus Wahlenberg, 1821 †

AphiaID

1663272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1663272)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Pteronitella retroflexa (Wahlenberg, 1821) †

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Pteronitella Billings, 1874 †

Parent

Mytilites [sic] † accepted as Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Mytilites retroflexus Wahlenberg, 1821 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Wahlenberg, G. (1821). Petrificata telluris suecanae. <em>Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis.</em> 8: 1-116, pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2560273 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilites retroflexus Wahlenberg, 1821 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1663272 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-05-31 07:39:53Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Wahlenberg, G. (1821). Petrificata telluris suecanae. <em>Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis.</em> 8: 1-116, pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2560273 [details]