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nominal species Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869

image of type lot

Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869 = Castalia psammoica

specimen image from publication‘d’Orbigny’ Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 1, sp. 4.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE BMNH_1964402, Brazil.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia psammoica (Orbigny, 1835) — Simone, 2006: 254.

= Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869 — Haas, 1969: 537.

+ Castalia psammoica (Orbigny, 1835) — Bonetto, 1965: 194.

+ Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusa Hupé, 1857 — Modell, 1950: 139.

= Tetraplodon ovatus (Sowerby, 1869) — Simpson, 1914: 1200.

+ Tetraplodon retusus (Hupé, 1857) — Ihering, 1910: 126.

= Tetraplodon ovatus (Sowerby, 1869) — Simpson, 1900: 864.

+ Margaron (Prisodon) truncatus (Schum.) — Lea, 1870: 184.

= Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869 — Sowerby, 1869: pl. 1, sp. 4.