MolluscaBase name details
Mactra subovatina Guppy, 1867 †
1748467 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1748467)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Guppy, R. J. L. (1867). Notes on West Indian geology, with remarks on the existence of an Atlantis in the early Tertiary period; and descriptions of some new fossils, from the Caribean Miocene. <em>The Geological Magazine.</em> 4: 496-501, text-figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32512369#page/552/
page(s): 501, text-fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 501, text-fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Trinidad and Tobago
, Note San Fernando, Trinidad
type locality contained in Trinidad and Tobago (origin: native) [details]
Type locality San Fernando, Trinidad [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra subovatina Guppy, 1867 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1748467 on 2025-09-11
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Guppy, R. J. L. (1867). Notes on West Indian geology, with remarks on the existence of an Atlantis in the early Tertiary period; and descriptions of some new fossils, from the Caribean Miocene. <em>The Geological Magazine.</em> 4: 496-501, text-figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32512369#page/552/
page(s): 501, text-fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 501, text-fig. 6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality San Fernando, Trinidad [details]
