MolluscaBase - Cobracephalus Whidborne, 1897 †

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Cobracephalus Whidborne, 1897 †

AphiaID

1805926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805926)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted Name

Actinodesma (Actinodesma) Sandberger, 1856 † represented as Actinodesma Sandberger, 1856 †

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cobracephalus angulosus Whidborne, 1897 † accepted as Actinodesma (Actinodesma) angulosa (Whidborne, 1897) † represented as Actinodesma angulosa (Whidborne, 1897) † (type by monotypy)

Parent

Pterineidae Meek, 1864 †

Original name

Cobracephalus Whidborne, 1897 †

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Species Cobracephalus angulosus Whidborne, 1897 † accepted as Actinodesma (Actinodesma) angulosa (Whidborne, 1897) † represented as Actinodesma angulosa (Whidborne, 1897) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Whidborne, G. F. (1896-1907). A Monograph of the Devonian Fauna of the South of England. 3. The Fauna of the Marwood and Pilton Beds of North devon and Somerset. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London. 50(238): pp. 1-112, pls. 1-16 [Oct. 1896]; 51(242): pp. 113-178, pls. 17-21 [Dec. 1897]; 52(247): pp. 179-236, pls. 22-38 [Dec. 1898]; 61(298): pp. 237-247, index, cover [Dec. 1907].
page(s): 118 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cobracephalus Whidborne, 1897 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805926 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-03-29 09:29:49Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description Whidborne, G. F. (1896-1907). A Monograph of the Devonian Fauna of the South of England. 3. The Fauna of the Marwood and Pilton Beds of North devon and Somerset. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London. 50(238): pp. 1-112, pls. 1-16 [Oct. 1896]; 51(242): pp. 113-178, pls. 17-21 [Dec. 1897]; 52(247): pp. 179-236, pls. 22-38 [Dec. 1898]; 61(298): pp. 237-247, index, cover [Dec. 1907].
page(s): 118 [details]

source of synonymy Amler, M. R. W. (1992). Shallow marine bivalves at the Devonian/Carboniferous boundary from the Velbert Anticline (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge). Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique. 115(2): 405-423.
page(s): 413 [details] Available for editors

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