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Avicula modiolaris J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †
1698625 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1698625)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Avicula Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777
fossil only
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. 18; note: see also p. 491 [details]
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 18; note: see also p. 491 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Avicula modiolaris Münster, 1835
Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Avicula modiolaris Münster, 1835 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Avicula modiolaris J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1698625 on 2025-09-12
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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. 18; note: see also p. 491 [details]
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 18; note: see also p. 491 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Avicula modiolaris Münster, 1835 [details]
