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Prisconaia Conrad, 1867 †
869046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869046)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Prisconaia ventricosa Conrad, 1867 † accepted as Schizodus ventricosus (Conrad, 1867) † (type by monotypy)
- Species Prisconaia ventricosa Conrad, 1867 † accepted as Schizodus ventricosus (Conrad, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Conrad, T. A. (1867). Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil shells. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(1): 8-16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658650
page(s): 10 [details]
page(s): 10 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prisconaia Conrad, 1867 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869046 on 2025-09-11
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Conrad, T. A. (1867). Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil shells. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(1): 8-16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658650
page(s): 10 [details]
status source Newell, N. D.; Boyd, D. W. (1975). Parallel evolution in early trigoniacean bivalves. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 154(2): 53–162. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 10 [details]
status source Newell, N. D.; Boyd, D. W. (1975). Parallel evolution in early trigoniacean bivalves. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 154(2): 53–162. [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Additional information Conrad cited with doubt Gresslya ventricosa Agassiz, 1843 [from the Jurassic or Cretaceous of Switzerland] in the synonymy of Prisconaia ventricosa, but he clearly established a new nominal species, to be attributed to him and not to Agassiz. [details]
