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Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). 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. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233.
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Sowerby, J.
1815-1818
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. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233.
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Astarte J. Sowerby, 1816 (original description)
Astarte cuneata J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Eomiodon cuneatus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Astarte elegans J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Astarte lineata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Astarte lurida J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Astarte obliquata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Digitariopsis obliquata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Astarte plana J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Auricula simulata (Solander, 1766) † accepted as Tornatellaea simulata (Solander, 1766) † (basis of record)
Cardita deltoidea J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya deltoidea (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita lirata J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya lirata (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita obtusa J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya obtusa (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita producta J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya producta (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita tuberculata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Cardium proboscideum J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Cardium semigranulatum J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Cardium umbonatum J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Cerithium cornucopiae J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Campanile cornucopiae (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Tinnyea vittata melanioides (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Chama digitata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Exogyra digitata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Cirrus J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Cyclas cuneiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Corbicula cuneiformis (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Cyclas obovata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) obovata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † represented as Polymesoda obovata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Gryphaea dilatata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Gryphaea obliquata J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Helix globosus J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Megalocochlea pseudoglobosa (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (original description)
Lima gibbosa J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Limnaea minima J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Radix pyramidalis minima (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Lymnaea fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra arcuata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra cuneata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra dubia J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra ovalis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Magas Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Murex costellifer J. De C. Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Admete viridula (O. Fabricius, 1780) (original description)
Nucula cobboldiae J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Nucula laevigata J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula lanceolata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Nucula minima J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula pectinata J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula similis J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula trigona J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Ostrea acuminata J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Praeexogyra acuminata (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Ostrea canaliculata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Ostrea gregarea J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Ostrea palmetta J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Patella laevis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Patelloida laevis (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Patella rugosa J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Symmetrocapulus rugosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † accepted as Symmetrocapulus tessoni (Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843) † (original description)
Pecten beaveri J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Euthymipecten beaveri (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Pecten equivalvis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Pseudopecten equivalvis (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pecten fibrosus J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Radulopecten fibrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pecten orbicularis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Entolium orbiculare (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Phasianella angulosa J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Trochopaludina angulosa (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Phasianella orbicularis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Viviparus orbicularis (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Pholas cylindricus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Plagiostoma cardiiformis J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma obscura J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma ovalis J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma pectinoides J. Sowerby, 1815 † accepted as Pseudolimea pectinoides (J. Sowerby, 1815) † (original description)
Plagiostoma punctata J. Sowerby, 1815 † accepted as Plagiostoma punctatum J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma rigida J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Planorbis euomphalus J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Headonia euomphalus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Planorbis hemistoma J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Anomalorbina hemistoma (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Planorbis obtusus J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Hippeutis obtusus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pleurotoma attenuata J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Knefastia attenuata (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pleurotoma colon J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Epalxis turbida (Solander, 1766) † (original description)
Sanguinolaria hollowaysii J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Tellina obliqua J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Macoma obliqua (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Tellina obtusa J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Tellina ovata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Terebratula inconstans Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Torquirhynchia inconstans (Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Trochus anglicus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pleurotomaria anglica (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Trochus elongatus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pyrgotrochus elongatus (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Trochus similis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Calliostoma simile (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Unio crassissimus J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia crassissima (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Unio crassiusculus J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia crassiuscula (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Unio hybrida J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia listeri (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Unio listeri J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia listeri (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Venus gibbosa J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Venus incrassata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cordiopsis polytropa (H.-J. Anderson, 1958) † (original description)
Venus lentiformis J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Venus rustica J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pygocardia rustica (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Athleta monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Voluta lamberti J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Euroscaphella lamberti (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Astarte cuneata J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Eomiodon cuneatus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Astarte elegans J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Astarte lineata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Astarte lurida J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Astarte obliquata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Digitariopsis obliquata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Astarte plana J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Auricula simulata (Solander, 1766) † accepted as Tornatellaea simulata (Solander, 1766) † (basis of record)
Cardita deltoidea J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya deltoidea (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita lirata J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya lirata (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita obtusa J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya obtusa (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita producta J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pholadomya producta (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cardita tuberculata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Cardium proboscideum J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Cardium semigranulatum J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Cardium umbonatum J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Cerithium cornucopiae J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Campanile cornucopiae (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Tinnyea vittata melanioides (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Chama digitata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Exogyra digitata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Cirrus J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Cyclas cuneiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Corbicula cuneiformis (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Cyclas obovata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) obovata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † represented as Polymesoda obovata (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Gryphaea dilatata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Gryphaea obliquata J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Helix globosus J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Megalocochlea pseudoglobosa (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (original description)
Lima gibbosa J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Limnaea minima J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Radix pyramidalis minima (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Lymnaea fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra arcuata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra cuneata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra dubia J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Mactra ovalis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Magas Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Murex costellifer J. De C. Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Admete viridula (O. Fabricius, 1780) (original description)
Nucula cobboldiae J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Nucula laevigata J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula lanceolata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Nucula minima J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula pectinata J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula similis J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Nucula trigona J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Ostrea acuminata J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Praeexogyra acuminata (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Ostrea canaliculata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (original description)
Ostrea gregarea J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Ostrea palmetta J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Patella laevis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Patelloida laevis (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Patella rugosa J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Symmetrocapulus rugosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † accepted as Symmetrocapulus tessoni (Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843) † (original description)
Pecten beaveri J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Euthymipecten beaveri (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Pecten equivalvis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Pseudopecten equivalvis (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pecten fibrosus J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Radulopecten fibrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pecten orbicularis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Entolium orbiculare (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Phasianella angulosa J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Trochopaludina angulosa (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Phasianella orbicularis J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Viviparus orbicularis (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Pholas cylindricus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Plagiostoma cardiiformis J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma obscura J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma ovalis J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma pectinoides J. Sowerby, 1815 † accepted as Pseudolimea pectinoides (J. Sowerby, 1815) † (original description)
Plagiostoma punctata J. Sowerby, 1815 † accepted as Plagiostoma punctatum J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Plagiostoma rigida J. Sowerby, 1815 † (original description)
Planorbis euomphalus J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Headonia euomphalus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Planorbis hemistoma J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Anomalorbina hemistoma (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Planorbis obtusus J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Hippeutis obtusus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pleurotoma attenuata J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Knefastia attenuata (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Pleurotoma colon J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Epalxis turbida (Solander, 1766) † (original description)
Sanguinolaria hollowaysii J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Tellina obliqua J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Macoma obliqua (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Tellina obtusa J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Tellina ovata J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Terebratula inconstans Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Torquirhynchia inconstans (Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Trochus anglicus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pleurotomaria anglica (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Trochus elongatus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pyrgotrochus elongatus (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Trochus similis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Calliostoma simile (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Unio crassissimus J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia crassissima (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Unio crassiusculus J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia crassiuscula (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Unio hybrida J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia listeri (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Unio listeri J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cardinia listeri (J. Sowerby, 1817) † (original description)
Venus gibbosa J. Sowerby, 1817 † (original description)
Venus incrassata J. Sowerby, 1817 † accepted as Cordiopsis polytropa (H.-J. Anderson, 1958) † (original description)
Venus lentiformis J. Sowerby, 1818 † (original description)
Venus rustica J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pygocardia rustica (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (original description)
Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Athleta monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
Voluta lamberti J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Euroscaphella lamberti (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (original description)
British Isles for Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 †
France for Athleta (Volutospina) monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) †
Great Britain for Astarte cuneata J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cyclas cuneiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Cyclas obovata J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Helix globosus J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Patella laevis J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Pecten beaveri J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Pecten equivalvis J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Phasianella angulosa J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Phasianella orbicularis J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Plagiostoma pectinoides J. Sowerby, 1815 †
Great Britain for Planorbis obtusus J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Unio crassissimus J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Unio crassiusculus J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Unio hybrida J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Unio listeri J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Isle of Wight for Limnaea minima J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Isle of Wight for Lymnaea fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Isle of Wight for Planorbis euomphalus J. Sowerby, 1816 †
United Kingdom for Voluta lamberti J. Sowerby, 1816 †
France for Athleta (Volutospina) monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) †
Great Britain for Astarte cuneata J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cerithium melanioides J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Cyclas cuneiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Cyclas obovata J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Helix globosus J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Patella laevis J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Pecten beaveri J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Pecten equivalvis J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Phasianella angulosa J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Phasianella orbicularis J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Plagiostoma pectinoides J. Sowerby, 1815 †
Great Britain for Planorbis obtusus J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Great Britain for Unio crassissimus J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Unio crassiusculus J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Unio hybrida J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Great Britain for Unio listeri J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Isle of Wight for Limnaea minima J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Isle of Wight for Lymnaea fusiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 †
Isle of Wight for Planorbis euomphalus J. Sowerby, 1816 †
United Kingdom for Voluta lamberti J. Sowerby, 1816 †
Type locality
"From Chilmark, near Tisbury, Wiltshire, a quarry" (Great Britain) [details]
Type locality
Charlton [London], Southfleet [Kent], Newhaven [East Sussex], Hamsey [?] and banks of Croydon canal [], Great Britain [details]
Type locality
"Charlton and Plumstead, it has also been found at New-cross, near Deptford" (Great Britain) [details]
Type locality
Shalcombe near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; Bembridge Limestone Formation or Bouldnor Formation ... [details]
Type locality
Isle of Wight, Great Britain (no precise locality indicated) [details]
Type locality
Isle of Wight, Great Britain (no precise locality indicated) [details]
Type locality
Yarmouth (Shalcombe) ("Shalcomb"), Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; Bembridge Limestone Formation to Bouldnor ... [details]
Type locality
Yarmouth (Shalcombe) ("At Shalcomb, on the Isle of Wight"), Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; Bembridge Limestone ... [details]
Type locality
Isle of Wight (no locality specified), United Kingdom; Eocene (probably from the late Eocene Headon Hill Formation) [details]
Type locality
Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; Headon Hill Formation, Priabonian, late Eocene [details]
