WoRMS name details
Arca papillosa T. Brown, 1839
1797421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1797421)
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): 104, pl. 1 fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 104, pl. 1 fig. 19 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arca papillosa T. Brown, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1797421 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
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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): 104, pl. 1 fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 104, pl. 1 fig. 19 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type [details]
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Type locality Portrush, Ireland [details]
