original description
(of Melania humerosa Meek, 1860 †) Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 313 [details]
original description
(of Pyrgulifera stantoni C. A. White, 1895 †) White, C.A. (1895). The Bear River Formation and its characteristic fauna. <em>United States Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 128: 1-108., available online at https://archive.org/details/bearriverformat00whitgoog
page(s): 57, pl. 9, figs 1-3 [details]
original description
(of Pyrgulifera stantoni elongata Yen, 1954 †) Yen, T.-C. (1954). Nonmarine Mollusks of Late Cretaceous Age From Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Part 1: A fauna from western Wyoming. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 254-B: 45-59.
page(s): 54, pl. 17, fig. 16, pl. 18, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Vega, F.J.; Naranjo-García, E.; Aguillón, M.C.; Posada-Martínez, D. (2019). Additions to continental gastropods from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene of NE Mexico. <em>Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana.</em> 70(1): 169-191., available online at https://doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2019v71n1a9
page(s): 172, figs 4.1-4.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Invalid: name based on a junior primary homonym of Melania humerosa Gould, 1847. A replacement name has not yet been proposed. The synonym P. stantoni White, 1895 would be available, but a formal revision is necessary. [details]