MolluscaBase name details
Avicula protexta Conrad, 1842 †
1793621 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1793621)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
Avicula Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1842). Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 228–280., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623226
page(s): 238, pl. 12, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 238, pl. 12, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in New York
type locality contained in New York [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Avicula protexta Conrad, 1842 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1793621 on 2025-04-22
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Conrad, T. A. (1842). Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 228–280., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623226
page(s): 238, pl. 12, fig. 6 [details]
source of synonymy McAlester, A. L. (1962). Upper Devonian Pelecypods of the New York Chemung Stage. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 16: 1-88, 32 pls.
page(s): 33 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 238, pl. 12, fig. 6 [details]
source of synonymy McAlester, A. L. (1962). Upper Devonian Pelecypods of the New York Chemung Stage. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 16: 1-88, 32 pls.
page(s): 33 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
