WoRMS name details

Petricola robusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1834

216537  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216537)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 2: 46–47. (26 September)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568351
page(s): 47 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Petricola robusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216537 on 2026-06-13
Date
action
by
2000-09-11 06:47:01Z
created
2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2012-04-18 06:54:42Z
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2013-01-10 21:44:36Z
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2026-06-13 20:07:15Z
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Nomenclature

original description Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 2: 46–47. (26 September)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568351
page(s): 47 [details] 

basis of record MacNae, W., Kalk, M. (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Woodring, W. P. (1982). Geology and paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama. Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae; additions to families covered in P 306-E; additions to gastropods; cephalopods). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 306-F: 541-759, pls. 83-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp306F
page(s): 709 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality