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Publication Gray (1842): summary

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Gray, J.E. 1842. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum 44th ed.. 308 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Bankia Gray, 1842

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 150. [nomen nudum]
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 76.

Geloina Gray, 1842

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 149. [nomen nudum]
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 184.
Type species: Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806 (sub. desig. by Gray, 1847) = Geloina erosa

Velorita Gray, 1840

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 149.
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 184.
(error for Villorita Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
 
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