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Publication Turton (1807): summary

Full Citation

Turton, W. 1807. British Fauna, containing a compendium of the zoology of the British Islands: arranged according to the Linnean System. 1. 230 pp. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21554423.

Attributed Nominal Species

Mytilus avoensis Turton, 1807 = Anodonta cygnea

(error for Mytilus avonensis Montagu, 1803)
‘Montague’ Turton, 1807. Brit. Faun. 1: 165.

Taxonomic Opinions

Cardium amnicum Don. = Pisidium amnicum

Cardium corneum Donovan = Sphaerium corneum

Cardium lacustre Chem. = Sphaerium lacustre

Mya margaritifera Donovan = Margaritifera margaritifera

+ Mya margaritifera Da Costa, 1778

Mya ovalis Donovan = Unio tumidus + Unio pictorum

+ Mya ovalis Retzius, 1788

There are 13 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Mya pictorum Donovan = Unio pictorum

Mytilus anatinus Donovan = Anodonta anatina

Mytilus avoensis [sic] Montague = Anodonta cygnea

Mytilus cygneus Donovan = Anodonta cygnea

Mytilus edulis Donovan

Mytilus stagnalis Sowerby = Anodonta cygnea

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