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Publication Deshayes (1855): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Deshayes, G.P. 1855. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 22: 13-23. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Anomala Deshayes, 1855
Deshayes, 1853. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 1: 255.
Deshayes, 1855. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 20.
(homonym of v. Block, 1799 [Hymen.]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Cyrena Lamarck, 1818; renamed Egeta Adams & Adams, 1857)
Type species: Cyrena anomala Deshayes, 1855 (tautonomy) = Polymesoda anomala

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 40 available nominal species attributed to this publication (41 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Cyrena (Anomala) angulata = Polymesoda inflata

Cyrena (Anomala) anomala Desh. = Polymesoda anomala

Cyrena (Anomala) cumingii

Cyrena (Anomala) inflata = Polymesoda inflata

Cyrena (Anomala) insignis Desh. = Polymesoda arctata

Cyrena (Anomala) isocardioides = Polymesoda anomala

Cyrena (Anomala) nitida = Geloina nitida

Cyrena (Anomala) nitidula Desh. = Polymesoda mexicana

Cyrena (Anomala) notabilis Desh. = Polymesoda notabilis

Cyrena (Anomala) subquadrata Desh.

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