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Anodontia (Anodontia) spherica (Dall & Ochsner, 1928) †
493938 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:493938)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Anodontia (Anodontia) Link, 1807 accepted as Anodontia Link, 1807
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Lucina spherica Dall & Ochsner, 1928 †) Dall, W. H.; Ochsner, W. H. (1928). Tertiary and Pleistocene Mollusca from the Galapagos Islands. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> ser. 4, 17(4): 89-139, pls 2-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3129383
page(s): 121, pl. 3, fig. 8; pl. 4, figs 2, 7. [details]
page(s): 121, pl. 3, fig. 8; pl. 4, figs 2, 7. [details]
Distribution Records of the species as living are doubtful and may result from confusion with the Recent species A. edentuloides.
Distribution Records of the species as living are doubtful and may result from confusion with the Recent species A. edentuloides. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anodontia (Anodontia) spherica (Dall & Ochsner, 1928) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493938 on 2025-09-11
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(of Lucina spherica Dall & Ochsner, 1928 †) Dall, W. H.; Ochsner, W. H. (1928). Tertiary and Pleistocene Mollusca from the Galapagos Islands. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> ser. 4, 17(4): 89-139, pls 2-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3129383
page(s): 121, pl. 3, fig. 8; pl. 4, figs 2, 7. [details]
page(s): 121, pl. 3, fig. 8; pl. 4, figs 2, 7. [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Records of the species as living are doubtful and may result from confusion with the Recent species A. edentuloides. [details]
