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Species Mactra darwinii Sowerby 1846 | ||||||
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Griffin & Nielsen (2008): TYPE MATERIAL. Two syntypes are present in the Darwin Collection at the NHM under numbers NHM-L27977 and NHM-L27985 REMARKS. The syntype figured by Sowerby (1846, pl. 2, fig. 9) is specimen NHM-L27977, a broken shell in which a small fragment of hinge is visible, but no teeth; the ventral margin is much less complete than suggested by the figure. The other syntype, NHM-L27985, is another poor specimen, a little taller than the figured one, but with the ventral outline and posterior end completely missing. While possibly belonging in Mactra Linnaeus, 1767 [type species Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758], the generic placement of this species remains uncertain and needs confirmation based on additional topotypic material. |
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| Griffin & Nielsen (2008): 1846 Mactra darwinii Sowerby. - Sowerby : p.249 pl. 2; fig. 9
1902 Mactra? darwinii Sowerby. - Ortmann : 149-150 pl. 29; fig. 8
2008 Mactra? darwinii Sowerby. - Griffin & Nielsen : pl. 4; fig. 2
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Sowerby,G.B.. (1846): Ortmann,A.E.. (1902): Griffin,M.. and Nielsen,S.N.. (2008): |
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