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Mirapecten wylliei (L. R. Cox, 1929) †
1674775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1674775)
accepted
Species
Chlamys (Aequipecten) wylliei L. R. Cox, 1929 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Somalipecten wyllei [sic] † · unaccepted (genus is a junior synonym; misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Chlamys (Aequipecten) wylliei L. R. Cox, 1929 †) Cox, L. R. (1929). Notes on the post-Miocene Ostreidae and Pectinidae of the Red Sea region, with remarks on the geological significance of their distribution. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 18 (4): 165-209, pls 11-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a063964
page(s): 199-200, pl. 13, fig. 4a, b [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 199-200, pl. 13, fig. 4a, b [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Sudan
type locality contained in Sudan [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mirapecten wylliei (L. R. Cox, 1929) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1674775 on 2025-09-11
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(of Chlamys (Aequipecten) wylliei L. R. Cox, 1929 †) Cox, L. R. (1929). Notes on the post-Miocene Ostreidae and Pectinidae of the Red Sea region, with remarks on the geological significance of their distribution. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 18 (4): 165-209, pls 11-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a063964
page(s): 199-200, pl. 13, fig. 4a, b [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 199-200, pl. 13, fig. 4a, b [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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New combination Combination established herein, not found in the literature. Based on the synonymy of Somalipecten with Mirapecten suggested by Dijkstra & Kilburn (2001) and Dijkstra (2013). [details]
