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Publication Turton (1822): summary
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Complete Citation

Turton, W. 1822. Conchylia insularum britannicarum. 280 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Goodallia Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 76.

Kellia Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 25, 56.

Lyonsia Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: xvii, 34.

Montacuta Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: ??.

Myrtea Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 133.

Mysca Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 243.
(renamed Myisca Agassiz, 1846)

Sphenia Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 17, 36-37.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodon paludosus Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 240, pl. 15, fig. 6.

Cyclas pusilla Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 251, pl. 11, figs. 16-17 [as ‘Cyclas pusilla’].
(misidentified reference to Tellina pusilla Gmelin, 1791)

Mysca solida Turton, 1822
Montagu, 1803. Test. Brit. 1-2: 36 [as ‘Mya solida’].
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 246, pl. 16, fig. 2.

Mytilus dentatus Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 115.

Teredo navalis Turton, 1822
Turton, 1822. Conch. Ins. Brit.: 257, pl. 2, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758)
 
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