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Bivalvia: : Nuculanoidea: Nuculanidae

Nuculana caudata (Donovan, 1801)


Range: 44°N to 37°N; 0°W
Depth: 186 to 1172 m

Synonymy

Leda pernula auct. non Müller, 1779
Arca caudata Donovan, 1801

Details


Arca caudata Donovan, 1801b, pl. 78, 4 figs.
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Kentish coast [Great Britain]
Range: 44°N to 37°N
Depth: 186 to 1172 m

Leda pernula auct. non Müller, 1779, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen (2005)
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Donovan, E. 1801. The Natural History of British Shells, including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systemically arranged in the Linnean manner, with scientific and general observations on each Natural History of British Shells 3 [i], pls. 73-90. Author and F. and C. Rivington: London.

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