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Publication King (1844): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

King, W. 1844. On a new genus of Palæozoic shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 14: 313-317. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Anthracosia King, 1856
King, 1844. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 14: 313. [nomen nudum]
King, 1856. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17: 51.
Type species: Anthracosia beaniana King, 1856 (orig. desig.) = Anthracosia beaniana

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