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Myrtea W. Turton, 1822

138151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138151)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Lucinida
  10. Lucinoidea
  11. Lucinidae
  12. Myrteinae
  13. Myrtea
accepted
Genus
Venus spinifera Montagu, 1803 accepted as Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803) (type by monotypy)
Myrteinae Chavan, 1969
Myrteinae Chavan, 1969

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  1. Species Myrtea amorpha (Sturany, 1896)
  2. Species Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803)
  3. Species Myrtea lens (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) accepted as Afrolucina lens (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Species Myrtea spinosa [sic] accepted as Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803) (misspelling of Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 133 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Myrtea W. Turton, 1822. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138151 on 2026-08-14
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Myrtea W. Turton, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138151 on 2026-08-14
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2015-01-23 20:03:29Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2018-06-30 10:51:39Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 133 [details] 

basis of record Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 113 [details] 
 
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