Arca loftusiana Howse 1848

Abstract

Arca loftusiana Howse, 1848 [invalid] Original source Howse (1848): 246. Type stratum and age “Magnesian-limestone”; Ford or Raisby Formation, Zechstein, Changhsingian, Lopingian, Permian. Type locality “ Tunstall, Humbleton ”; County Tyne and Wear (formerly Durham), United Kingdom. Type material The whereabouts of the original material are unknown, probably kept in the collections of the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (Friedel et al. 2025). Remarks Later, Howse (1857) himself listed the species as synonymous to “ Macrodon striata ” [= P. striatus (von Schlotheim, 1820)], which was followed by Friedel et al. (2025); see there for further info.

Authors 3

1. Julia C. Friedel

   University of Cologne

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   Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 49 a, 50674 Cologne, Germany

2. Thomas A. Neubauer Aachen Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

   Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · Bavarian Natural History Collections · Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie

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   SNSB - Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 10, 80333 Munich, Germany. & Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology & Geobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, 80333 Munich, Germany. & Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands

3. Michael R. W. Amler

   University of Cologne · Philipps University of Marburg

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 49 a, 50674 Cologne, Germany. & Department of Geography, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstr. 10, 35032 Marburg, Germany