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Astarte pulchella W. H. Baily, 1858 †
862509 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862509)
unaccepted > junior homonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Baily, W.H. (1858). Descriptions of fossil Invertebrata from the Crimea. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 14(1): 133-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36214091
page(s): 146, pl. 9, fig. 10a-c. [details]
page(s): 146, pl. 9, fig. 10a-c. [details]
Type locality contained in Crimea
type locality contained in Crimea [details]
Homonymy Janssen et al. (2015) noted that Astarte pulchella Baily, 1858, is a junior homonym of A. pulchella Jonas, 1845. However,...
Homonymy Janssen et al. (2015) noted that Astarte pulchella Baily, 1858, is a junior homonym of A. pulchella Jonas, 1845. However, "as one or more taxa in the same group might be synonymous with Astarte pulchella Baily, [they] refrain[ed] from introducing a new name, leaving this matter open to future research". [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Astarte pulchella W. H. Baily, 1858 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862509 on 2025-09-11
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Baily, W.H. (1858). Descriptions of fossil Invertebrata from the Crimea. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 14(1): 133-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36214091
page(s): 146, pl. 9, fig. 10a-c. [details]
status source Janssen, A. W.; Janssen, R. & van der Voort, J. (2015). <i>Spaniodontella</i> Andrussow in Goloubiatnikow, 1902 - a critical survey of use and validity of the genus, and its relationship to the genus <i>Alveinus</i> Conrad, 1865 (Mollusca, Bivalvia: Glossoidea, Kelliellidae). <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 15 (1-2): 127-146., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/677435 [details]
page(s): 146, pl. 9, fig. 10a-c. [details]
status source Janssen, A. W.; Janssen, R. & van der Voort, J. (2015). <i>Spaniodontella</i> Andrussow in Goloubiatnikow, 1902 - a critical survey of use and validity of the genus, and its relationship to the genus <i>Alveinus</i> Conrad, 1865 (Mollusca, Bivalvia: Glossoidea, Kelliellidae). <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 15 (1-2): 127-146., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/677435 [details]
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Homonymy Janssen et al. (2015) noted that Astarte pulchella Baily, 1858, is a junior homonym of A. pulchella Jonas, 1845. However, "as one or more taxa in the same group might be synonymous with Astarte pulchella Baily, [they] refrain[ed] from introducing a new name, leaving this matter open to future research". [details]
