Publication Sowerby (1878): summary

Full Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1878. Monograph of the Genus Cyrena. Conchologica Iconica, or Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals 20. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Cyrena arata Sowerby, 1878 = Corbicula leana

Theobald, 1876. Cat. Land Freshw. Shells Brit. Ind.: 44. [nomen nudum]
Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 17, fig. 93.

Cyrena cardiformis Sowerby, 1878 = Polymesoda inflata

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 8, figs. 27a-b.

Cyrena donaciformis Sowerby, 1878 = Polymesoda floridana

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 19, fig. 108.

Corbicula erosa Sowerby, 1878 = Corbicula moreletiana

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 6, figs. 46a, b.
(misidentified reference to Corbicula erosa Prime, 1861)

Cyrena floridana Sowerby, 1878 = Polymesoda caroliniana

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 18, fig. 102.
(misidentified reference to Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846)

There are 5 available nominal species attributed to this publication (12 total).

Cyrena fragilis Sowerby, 1878 = Polymesoda mexicana

Deshayes, Mus. Cuming Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: ??.

Cyrena gracilis Sowerby, 1878 = Corbicula javanica

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 14, fig. 67.
(reference to Corbicula gracilis Prime, 1862)

Cyrena mallacensis Sowerby, 1878 = Corbicula malaccensis

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 12, fig. 52, pl. 16, fig. 88.
(error for Corbicula malaccensis Deshayes, 1853)

Cyrena maritima Sowerby, 1878 = Polymesoda inflata

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 8, fig. 30.
(reference to Cyrena maritima C.B. Adams, 1852)

Cyrena moussoniana Sowerby, 1878 = Corbicula javanica

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 17, fig. 97.
(error for Corbicula moussoni Deshayes, 1853)

Cyrena solida Sowerby, 1878 = Geloina oviformis

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 18, sp. 104.
(homonym of Cyrena solida Philippi, 1846)