MolluscaBase name details
Mactra ambigua R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
1744543 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1744543)
uncertain > unassessed (junior homonym of M. araucana d'Orbigny, 1843)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Philippi, R. A. (1887). Die Tertiären und Quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. iv + 266 pp + 58 pls.. Lepizig: Brockhaus [German language edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14943546
page(s): 146, pl. 27, fig. 11 (after d'Orbigny); note: replacement name for M. araucana d'Orbigny, 1847, non d'Orbigny, 1843 [details]
page(s): 146, pl. 27, fig. 11 (after d'Orbigny); note: replacement name for M. araucana d'Orbigny, 1847, non d'Orbigny, 1843 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra ambigua R. A. Philippi, 1887 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1744543 on 2025-09-11
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Philippi, R. A. (1887). Die Tertiären und Quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. iv + 266 pp + 58 pls.. Lepizig: Brockhaus [German language edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14943546
page(s): 146, pl. 27, fig. 11 (after d'Orbigny); note: replacement name for M. araucana d'Orbigny, 1847, non d'Orbigny, 1843 [details]
page(s): 146, pl. 27, fig. 11 (after d'Orbigny); note: replacement name for M. araucana d'Orbigny, 1847, non d'Orbigny, 1843 [details]
