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Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407.
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Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C.
1821-1823
The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV
Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407.
Publication
Parts 54-66 [pp. 1-114, pls 307-383] by J. Sowerby; parts 67-70 & 73 [pp. 115-160, pls. 384-407] by J. de C. Sowerby; see Wright & Cleevely, 1985, Bull. zool. Nom. 42 (1): 64-71.
Acteon noae J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Ampullaria ambulacrum J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Ampullonatica ambulacrum (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Astarte obovata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Astarte rugata J. Sowerby, 1821 † (original description)
Auricula pyramidalis J. De C. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Ellobium pyramidale (J. De C. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Axinus J. Sowerby, 1821 (original description)
Axinus angulatus J. Sowerby, 1821 † (original description)
Axinus obscurus J. Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Schizodus obscurus (J. Sowerby, 1821) † (original description)
Buccinum junceum (Solander, 1766) † accepted as Murex junceus Solander, 1766 † (basis of record)
Buccinum mitrula J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Buccinum sulcatum J. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Mitrella sulcata (J. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Bulimus costellatus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Palaeoglandina costellata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Bulimus ellipticus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Rillyarex ellipticus (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Corbula complanata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Corbula cuspidata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Corbula nitida J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Crassatella plicata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Cypraea avellana J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Niveria avellana (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Cypraea coccinelloides J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Trivia coccinelloides (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Cypraea retusa J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Trivia retusa (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Gryphaea bullata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Gryphaea gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Gryphaea nana J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Nanogyra nana (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Gryphaea sinuata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801) † (original description)
Lutraria angustata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Pholadomya angustata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Melanopsis pseudosubulata R. B. Newton, 1891 † (additional source)
Melanopsis sowerbyi Pallary, 1920 † accepted as Melanopsis pseudosubulata R. B. Newton, 1891 † (additional source)
Melanopsis subulatus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Melanopsis subulata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Mya gregarea J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Clithon concavum (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Neritoplica uniplicata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Ostrea carinata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Pecten cinctus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Mclearnia cincta (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Pecten gracilis J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Aequipecten opercularis opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Pecten obliquus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Chlamys elongata (Lamarck, 1819) † (original description)
Pecten papyraceus J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Pecten striatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Talochlamys harmeri (van Regteren Altena, 1937) † (original description)
Pecten sulcatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Pinna affinis J. Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Atrina affinis (J. Sowerby, 1821) † (original description)
Pinna arcuata J. Sowerby, 1821 † (original description)
Pinna granulata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Stegoconcha granulata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Plagiostoma laeviusculum J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Plagiostoma rusticum J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Tarebia acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Potamides concavus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Vicinocerithium concavum (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Productus antiquatus Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Antiquatonia antiquatus (Sowerby, 1821) † (original description)
Psammobia solida J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Rostellaria calcarata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Dimorphosoma calcarata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Scalaria minuta J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Epitonium clathratulum minutum (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Sphaera J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Sphaera corrugata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Tellina ambigua J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Tellina branderi J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Tellina filosa J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Trochus angulatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Ampullaria ambulacrum J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Ampullonatica ambulacrum (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Astarte obovata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Astarte rugata J. Sowerby, 1821 † (original description)
Auricula pyramidalis J. De C. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Ellobium pyramidale (J. De C. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Axinus J. Sowerby, 1821 (original description)
Axinus angulatus J. Sowerby, 1821 † (original description)
Axinus obscurus J. Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Schizodus obscurus (J. Sowerby, 1821) † (original description)
Buccinum junceum (Solander, 1766) † accepted as Murex junceus Solander, 1766 † (basis of record)
Buccinum mitrula J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Buccinum sulcatum J. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Mitrella sulcata (J. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Bulimus costellatus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Palaeoglandina costellata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Bulimus ellipticus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Rillyarex ellipticus (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Corbula complanata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Corbula cuspidata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Corbula nitida J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Crassatella plicata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Cypraea avellana J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Niveria avellana (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Cypraea coccinelloides J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Trivia coccinelloides (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Cypraea retusa J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Trivia retusa (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Gryphaea bullata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Gryphaea gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Gryphaea nana J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Nanogyra nana (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Gryphaea sinuata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801) † (original description)
Lutraria angustata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Pholadomya angustata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Melanopsis pseudosubulata R. B. Newton, 1891 † (additional source)
Melanopsis sowerbyi Pallary, 1920 † accepted as Melanopsis pseudosubulata R. B. Newton, 1891 † (additional source)
Melanopsis subulatus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Melanopsis subulata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Mya gregarea J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Clithon concavum (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Neritoplica uniplicata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Ostrea carinata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Pecten cinctus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Mclearnia cincta (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Pecten gracilis J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Aequipecten opercularis opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Pecten obliquus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Chlamys elongata (Lamarck, 1819) † (original description)
Pecten papyraceus J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Pecten striatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Talochlamys harmeri (van Regteren Altena, 1937) † (original description)
Pecten sulcatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Pinna affinis J. Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Atrina affinis (J. Sowerby, 1821) † (original description)
Pinna arcuata J. Sowerby, 1821 † (original description)
Pinna granulata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Stegoconcha granulata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Plagiostoma laeviusculum J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Plagiostoma rusticum J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Tarebia acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Potamides concavus J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Vicinocerithium concavum (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Productus antiquatus Sowerby, 1821 † accepted as Antiquatonia antiquatus (Sowerby, 1821) † (original description)
Psammobia solida J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Rostellaria calcarata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Dimorphosoma calcarata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (original description)
Scalaria minuta J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Epitonium clathratulum minutum (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (original description)
Sphaera J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Sphaera corrugata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (original description)
Tellina ambigua J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Tellina branderi J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Tellina filosa J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Trochus angulatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (original description)
Great Britain for Acteon noae J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Auricula pyramidalis J. De C. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Buccinum mitrula J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Buccinum sulcatum J. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Bulimus costellatus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Bulimus ellipticus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Gryphaea gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Rostellaria calcarata J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Isle of Wight for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Isle of Wight for Melanopsis subulatus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Isle of Wight for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Isle of Wight for Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Auricula pyramidalis J. De C. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Buccinum mitrula J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Buccinum sulcatum J. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Bulimus costellatus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Bulimus ellipticus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Gryphaea gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Great Britain for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Neritina uniplicata J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Great Britain for Rostellaria calcarata J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Isle of Wight for Melanopsis fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Isle of Wight for Melanopsis subulatus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Isle of Wight for Neritina concava J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
Isle of Wight for Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 †
Homonymy
Invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum mitrula J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 [details]
Homonymy
Invalid: junior homonym of Trochus angulatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 [details]
Type locality
Ipswich, Suffolk, Great Britain; Red Crag (Butleyan), either latest Pliocene or earliest Pleistocene [details]
Type locality
In a pit on the North of the road at Shalcombe ["Schalcomb"] near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; ... [details]
Type locality
At Shalcombe ["Schalcomb"] near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; Bembridge Limestone Formation or Bouldnor ... [details]
Type locality
"Isle of Wight; [...] New Charlton [today in London]; [...] Woolwich [London]; [...] New Cross near Deptford ... [details]
Type locality
Isle of Wight, Great Britain (no precise locality indicated) [details]
Type locality
Isle of Wight [no precise locality given], Muddiford [probably Mudeford], and Highgate and Charlton [both in London ... [details]
Type locality
"Between Charlton and Woolwich, [...] also [...] at Plumstead, and near New Cross, on the banks of the Canal above ... [details]
Type locality
Isle of Wight, Great Britain (no precise locality given) [details]
