MolluscaBase - Gryphorhynchus (Actinophorus) Meek, 1864 †

MolluscaBase name details

Gryphorhynchus (Actinophorus) Meek, 1864 †

AphiaID

1800041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1800041)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Cassianella Beyrich, 1862 †

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Avicula decussata Münster, 1835 † accepted as Cassianella decussata (Münster, 1835) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Gryphorhynchus Meek, 1864 † accepted as Cassianella Beyrich, 1862 †

Original name

Gryphorhynchus (Actinophorus) Meek, 1864 †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Meek, F. B. (1864). Remarks on the family Pteriidae (= Aviculidae) with descriptions of some new fossil genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 2, 37: 212-220., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36896703
page(s): 218 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gryphorhynchus (Actinophorus) Meek, 1864 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1800041 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-02-18 12:12:39Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Meek, F. B. (1864). Remarks on the family Pteriidae (= Aviculidae) with descriptions of some new fossil genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 2, 37: 212-220., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36896703
page(s): 218 [details]