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Melania decursa Conrad, 1871 †
1262557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262557)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
fossil only
Conrad, T.A. (1871). Descriptions of new Tertiary fossils, with notes on two genera of Lamellibranchiata <em>American Journal of Conchology</em>. 6: 199-201, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854022
page(s): 200, pl. 13, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 200, pl. 13, fig. 5 [details]
Note Originally wrongly indicated as "Colorado"....
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Type locality Originally wrongly indicated as "Colorado". According to Taylor (1966), the actual locality is at Castle Creek, Owyhee County, Idaho, United States; Glenns Ferry Formation, Pliocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Melania decursa Conrad, 1871 †. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1262557 on 2020-07-16
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Conrad, T.A. (1871). Descriptions of new Tertiary fossils, with notes on two genera of Lamellibranchiata <em>American Journal of Conchology</em>. 6: 199-201, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854022
page(s): 200, pl. 13, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers</em>. 3: 1-313
page(s): 208 [details]
additional source Yen, T.-C. (1944). Notes on Fresh-Water Mollusks of Idaho Formation at Hammett, Idaho. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 18(1): 101-108.
page(s): 106 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Taylor D.W. (1966). Summary of North American Blancan nonmarine mollusks. <em>Malacologia.</em> 4(1): 1-172, pls 1−8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13147234
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 200, pl. 13, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers</em>. 3: 1-313
page(s): 208 [details]
additional source Yen, T.-C. (1944). Notes on Fresh-Water Mollusks of Idaho Formation at Hammett, Idaho. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 18(1): 101-108.
page(s): 106 [details] Available for editors
[request] source of synonymy Taylor D.W. (1966). Summary of North American Blancan nonmarine mollusks. <em>Malacologia.</em> 4(1): 1-172, pls 1−8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13147234
page(s): 120 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Classification Combination with Goniobasis after Yen (1944: 106). [details]Type locality Originally wrongly indicated as "Colorado". According to Taylor (1966), the actual locality is at Castle Creek, Owyhee County, Idaho, United States; Glenns Ferry Formation, Pliocene [details]
