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Publication Sowerby (1869): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1869. Genus Castalia. Conchologica Iconica 17: pls. 1-3. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 6 available nominal species attributed to this publication (11 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Castalia acuticostata [sic] Hupé, 1857 = Castalia ambigua

Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819
+ Tetraplodon pectinatus Wagner, 1827

Castalia carolinensis Sowerby, 1869 = Castalia ambigua

Castalia cordata Humphrey

Castalia dolabella Sowerby, 1869 = Callonaia duprei

Castalia hanleyana Sowerby, 1869 = Castalia ambigua

Castalia lateriquadrata [sic] d’Orbigny, 1835 = Castalia ambigua

Castalia multicostata [sic] (Hupé, 1857) = Castalia multisulcata

Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869 = Castalia psammoica

Castalia quadrata Sowerby, 1869 = Castaliella quadrata

Castalia retusa Hupé, 1857 = Castalia ambigua

Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 = Castaliella schombergiana

Castalia turgida (Hupé, 1857) = Castalia ambigua