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Megadesmus antiquatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 †
1895164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1895164)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Mitchell, T. L. (1839). Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia, with descriptions of recently explored region of Australia felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales. Second edition, carefully revised. Vol. I. T. & W. Boone, London, 351 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24025450
page(s): 15, pl. 3 ["4" on plate], fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 3 ["4" on plate], fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in New South Wales
type locality contained in New South Wales [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Megadesmus antiquatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1895164 on 2026-06-03
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Mitchell, T. L. (1839). Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia, with descriptions of recently explored region of Australia felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales. Second edition, carefully revised. Vol. I. T. & W. Boone, London, 351 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24025450
page(s): 15, pl. 3 ["4" on plate], fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 3 ["4" on plate], fig. 2 [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality