original description(ofMactra alba W. Wood, 1802)Wood W. 1802. Observations on the hinges of British Bivalve shells. <i>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London</i>, 6: 154-176, pl. 14-18. , available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/758287 page(s): p. 165, pl. 16 fig. 9-12 [details] Available for editors
basis of recordRécluz, C. A. (1843). Monographie du genre <i>Syndosmya</i>. <em>Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 6: 359-369., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2271434[details]
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