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Naiadites quadratus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) †
1697241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1697241)
accepted
Species
Avicula quadrata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Myalina meliniformis Meek & Worthen, 1866 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (tentative junior subjective synonym)
Myalina subquadrata Shumard, 1855 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (tentative junior subjective synonym)
Naiadites quadrata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
fossil only
(of Avicula quadrata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Fossil shells from the coal-measures described and engraved by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby, F.L.S. In: Prestwich, J. The Geology Of Coalbrook Dale. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5: pls. XXXIX and XL., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236109
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 17 [details]
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 17 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naiadites quadratus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1697241 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Avicula quadrata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Fossil shells from the coal-measures described and engraved by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby, F.L.S. In: Prestwich, J. The Geology Of Coalbrook Dale. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5: pls. XXXIX and XL., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236109
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 17 [details]
original description (of Myalina subquadrata Shumard, 1855 †) Shumard, B. F. (1855). Dr. B. F. Shumard's report - Description of a Geological Section, on the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to Commerce. In: Swallow, G. C. (Ed.) The First and Second Annual Reports of the Geological Survey of Missouri. James Lusk, Jefferson City, pp. 137-208., available online at https://books.google.de/books?redir_esc=y&hl=de&id=Es9oAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 207, pl. C, fig. 17; note: originally as "sub-quadrata" [details]
original description (of Myalina meliniformis Meek & Worthen, 1866 †) Meek, F. B.; Worthen, A. H. (1866). Descriptions of invertebrates from the Carboniferous System, Illinois. <em>Geological Survey of Illinois.</em> 2: 145-411., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40446334
page(s): 343, pl. 27, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Trueman, A. E.; Weir, J. (1946-1968). A Monograph of British Carboniferous non-marine Lamellibranchia. 13 parts. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London. Palaeontographical Society London, London, 449 pp. [Part I (1946), Part II (1947, Part III (1947), Part IV (1948), Part V (1951), Part VI (1952), Part VII (1954), Part VIII (1955, Part IX (1956); by Weir only, Part X (1960), Part XI (1966), Part II (1967), Part XIII (1968)].
page(s): 240-243, pl. 29, figs 10-18, pl. 31, figs 1, 2 [details]
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 17 [details]
original description (of Myalina subquadrata Shumard, 1855 †) Shumard, B. F. (1855). Dr. B. F. Shumard's report - Description of a Geological Section, on the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to Commerce. In: Swallow, G. C. (Ed.) The First and Second Annual Reports of the Geological Survey of Missouri. James Lusk, Jefferson City, pp. 137-208., available online at https://books.google.de/books?redir_esc=y&hl=de&id=Es9oAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 207, pl. C, fig. 17; note: originally as "sub-quadrata" [details]
original description (of Myalina meliniformis Meek & Worthen, 1866 †) Meek, F. B.; Worthen, A. H. (1866). Descriptions of invertebrates from the Carboniferous System, Illinois. <em>Geological Survey of Illinois.</em> 2: 145-411., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40446334
page(s): 343, pl. 27, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Trueman, A. E.; Weir, J. (1946-1968). A Monograph of British Carboniferous non-marine Lamellibranchia. 13 parts. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London. Palaeontographical Society London, London, 449 pp. [Part I (1946), Part II (1947, Part III (1947), Part IV (1948), Part V (1951), Part VI (1952), Part VII (1954), Part VIII (1955, Part IX (1956); by Weir only, Part X (1960), Part XI (1966), Part II (1967), Part XIII (1968)].
page(s): 240-243, pl. 29, figs 10-18, pl. 31, figs 1, 2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
