MolluscaBase name details
Cyrena michelottii Mayer-Eymar, 1893 †
1562122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1562122)
unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Species
fossil only
Mayer-Eymar, C. (1893). Description des coquilles fossiles des terrains tertiaires inférieurs (suite). <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 41: 51-61, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15861674
page(s): 56-57 [details]
page(s): 56-57 [details]
Type locality contained in Italy
type locality contained in Italy [details]
Status Invalid: unncessary replacement name for Mactra cyrenoides Michelotti, 1861. The reason given by Mayer-Eymar ("Suivant la...
Status Invalid: unncessary replacement name for Mactra cyrenoides Michelotti, 1861. The reason given by Mayer-Eymar ("Suivant la règle qui préserve la science d'absurdités, sous ce rapport, le nom de cette espèce a dû être changé" [According to the rule which preserves science from absurdities, in this respect, the name of this species had to be changed]) is not valid. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cyrena michelottii Mayer-Eymar, 1893 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1562122 on 2025-06-21
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Mayer-Eymar, C. (1893). Description des coquilles fossiles des terrains tertiaires inférieurs (suite). <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 41: 51-61, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15861674
page(s): 56-57 [details]
page(s): 56-57 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status Invalid: unncessary replacement name for Mactra cyrenoides Michelotti, 1861. The reason given by Mayer-Eymar ("Suivant la règle qui préserve la science d'absurdités, sous ce rapport, le nom de cette espèce a dû être changé" [According to the rule which preserves science from absurdities, in this respect, the name of this species had to be changed]) is not valid. [details]
