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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8230337.

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, 1855)

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, 1855)

Cyrena solida Sowerby, 1878 = Geloina oviformis

Sowerby, 1878. Conch. Icon. 20: pl. 18, sp. 104.
(homonym of Cyrena solida Dunker, 1843)