Marine Species Traits - Cyrena distorta Ludwig, 1865 †

Traits name details

Cyrena distorta Ludwig, 1865 †

AphiaID

1561706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1561706)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Polymesoda distorta (Ludwig, 1865) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Cyrena Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Cyrena distorta Ludwig, 1865 †

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Ludwig, R. (1865). Fossile Conchylien aus den tertiären Süsswasser- und Meerwasser-Ablagerungen in Kurhessen, Grossherzogtum Hessen und der Bayer'schen Rhön. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 14: 40-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12204687
page(s): 58-59, pl. 17, fig. 1, 1a-g [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cyrena distorta Ludwig, 1865 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1561706 on 2025-05-11

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Cyrena distorta Ludwig, 1865 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1561706 on 2025-05-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-02-04 07:29:53Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (1)
Attributes (1)

original description Ludwig, R. (1865). Fossile Conchylien aus den tertiären Süsswasser- und Meerwasser-Ablagerungen in Kurhessen, Grossherzogtum Hessen und der Bayer'schen Rhön. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 14: 40-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12204687
page(s): 58-59, pl. 17, fig. 1, 1a-g [details]

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