WoRMS name details
Aligena (Odontogena) borealis Cowan, 1964
736370 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736370)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cowan, I. McT. (1964). A new species of the lamellibranch genus <i>Aligena</i> from western Canada. <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(2): 108-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431962 [details]
Type locality contained in Pacific Coast of Canada
type locality contained in Pacific Coast of Canada [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aligena (Odontogena) borealis Cowan, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736370 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Cowan, I. McT. (1964). A new species of the lamellibranch genus <i>Aligena</i> from western Canada. <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(2): 108-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431962 [details]





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Synonymy According to Kamenev & Nadtochy (2000), it is a synonym of Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844) [details]