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Cythereinae J. E. Gray, 1838
708823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:708823)
unaccepted (invalid: type genus a junior homonym of Cytherea Fabricius, 1794 [Diptera].)
Subfamily
Cytherea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965
page(s): 302; note: Original spelling Cythereina. Cytherea was used by Lamarck, 1805, as a substitute name for Cytherea Lamarck, 1799, and is not the same as Cytherea Röding, 1798 [= Periglypta<...
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page(s): 302; note: Original spelling Cythereina. Cytherea was used by Lamarck, 1805, as a substitute name for Cytherea Lamarck, 1799, and is not the same as Cytherea Röding, 1798 [= Periglypta<...
Original spelling Cythereina. Cytherea was used by Lamarck, 1805, as a substitute
name for Cytherea Lamarck, 1799, and is not the same as Cytherea Röding, 1798 [= Periglypta Jukes-Browne, 1914].
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cythereinae J. E. Gray, 1838. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=708823 on 2025-09-12
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Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965
page(s): 302; note: Original spelling Cythereina. Cytherea was used by Lamarck, 1805, as a substitute name for Cytherea Lamarck, 1799, and is not the same as Cytherea Röding, 1798 [= Periglypta<...
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basis of record Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J. P. (2010). Nomenclator of bivalve families; with a classification of bivalve families by R. Bieler, J.G. Carter & E.V. Coan. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 302; note: Original spelling Cythereina. Cytherea was used by Lamarck, 1805, as a substitute name for Cytherea Lamarck, 1799, and is not the same as Cytherea Röding, 1798 [= Periglypta<...
Original spelling Cythereina. Cytherea was used by Lamarck, 1805, as a substitute
name for Cytherea Lamarck, 1799, and is not the same as Cytherea Röding, 1798 [= Periglypta Jukes-Browne, 1914].
basis of record Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J. P. (2010). Nomenclator of bivalve families; with a classification of bivalve families by R. Bieler, J.G. Carter & E.V. Coan. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details] Available for editors
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