Margaritifera durrovensis Phillips, 1928 | LIVCM.1942.22 [219] | Mollusca Types in Great Britain
Type Specimen

Margaritifera durrovensis Phillips, 1928
Syntype(s)

Phillips, R. A. 1928. On Margaritifera Durrovensis, a new species of pearl mussel from Ireland. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 18. pp.69-74. 4 [69-74; pl.4] [Original Description]
Current name: Margaritifera margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 [source: MolluscaBase]
Classification: Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionoidea : Margaritiferinae
Type Status: Syntype(s) [Verified - ]
Collection: National Museums Liverpool (Standen & Jackson Collection)
Catalogue No.: LIVCM.1942.22 [219]
No. specimens: 2
Type Locality: R. Nore nr Dunnow, Queens Co, Ire Exhibited at C. Soc. By R. J. Welch (abundant in river for at least half a mile, dead and alive) [Ireland]
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Phillips, R. A. 1928. On Margaritifera Durrovensis, a new species of pearl mussel from Ireland. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 18. pp.69-74. 4 [69-74; pl.4] [Original Description]
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Point Locality: R. Nore nr Dunnow, Queens Co, Ire
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Country: Ireland
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Curatorial Contact

Tony Hunter
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National Museums Liverpool
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