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Topic: Mactra corallina

Mactra corallina (L.) is a name I was brought up on.

It is now called Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)     TaxonVersionKey: NBNSYS0000176334, but corallina appears nowhere in the dictionary as a synonym.

As far I am aware corallina is a valid synonym, so surely should be listed.  See http://eol.org/pages/587125/names/synonyms.

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Re: Mactra corallina

Well-spotted Murdo - I will add that one :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: Mactra corallina

Added - Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758)  TVK: NHMSYS0020973814

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)