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Mactra mekranensis R. B. Newton, 1905 †

1899802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1899802)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Venerida (Order)
  10. Mactroidea (Superfamily)
  11. Mactridae (Family)
  12. Mactrinae (Subfamily)
  13. Mactra (Genus)
  14. Mactra mekranensis † (Species)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Newton, R. B. (1905). An account of some marine fossils contained in limestone nodules found on the Mekran Beach, off the Ormara Headland, Baluchistan. <em>Geological Magazine.</em> 5 (2): 293-303, pl. 16, 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30541379
page(s): 298-299, pl. 16, figs 6, 7 [details] 
Type locality contained in Pakistan  
type locality contained in Pakistan [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mactra mekranensis R. B. Newton, 1905 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1899802 on 2026-07-07
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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description Newton, R. B. (1905). An account of some marine fossils contained in limestone nodules found on the Mekran Beach, off the Ormara Headland, Baluchistan. <em>Geological Magazine.</em> 5 (2): 293-303, pl. 16, 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30541379
page(s): 298-299, pl. 16, figs 6, 7 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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