WoRMS name details
Rissoa fallax T. Brown, 1839
1797303 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1797303)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine
recent + fossil
Smith, J. (1839). On the last changes in the relative levels of the land and sea in the British Islands. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 8: 49-113, pl. 1-2. Edinburgh., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485515
page(s): 102, pl. 1 fig. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 102, pl. 1 fig. 7-8 [details]
Note Portrush, Northern Ireland
Type locality Portrush, Northern Ireland [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Rissoa fallax T. Brown, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1797303 on 2026-08-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, J. (1839). On the last changes in the relative levels of the land and sea in the British Islands. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 8: 49-113, pl. 1-2. Edinburgh., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485515
page(s): 102, pl. 1 fig. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 102, pl. 1 fig. 7-8 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Smith, J. (1862). Researches on the newer Pliocene and post-Tertiary geology. Glasgow, J. Gray, vii + 191 pp. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=vfBUS6Hs0moC
page(s): 84 [details]
page(s): 84 [details]
Unknown type [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Portrush, Northern Ireland [details]
