MolluscaBase name details
Mactra austeniana Maury, 1912 †
1746210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1746210)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Maury, C. J. (1912). A contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> series 2, 15: 25-112, pls. 5-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33244904
page(s): 61-62, pl. 9, figs. 22-23 [details]
page(s): 61-62, pl. 9, figs. 22-23 [details]
Type locality contained in Trinidad and Tobago
, Note Along the shore 1000 feet west of Brighton...
type locality contained in Trinidad and Tobago (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Along the shore 1000 feet west of Brighton Pier, Trinidad [details]
Etymology Named for Willard Austen (****-1934), librarian for Cornell University
Etymology Named for Willard Austen (****-1934), librarian for Cornell University [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra austeniana Maury, 1912 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1746210 on 2025-09-11
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Maury, C. J. (1912). A contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> series 2, 15: 25-112, pls. 5-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33244904
page(s): 61-62, pl. 9, figs. 22-23 [details]
page(s): 61-62, pl. 9, figs. 22-23 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
