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Biomphalaria spectabilis (Meek, 1860) †
1260273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1260273)
accepted
Species
Planorbis spectabilis Meek, 1860 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
fossil only
(of Planorbis spectabilis 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): 314 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
Type locality contained in Wyoming
type locality contained in Wyoming [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Biomphalaria spectabilis (Meek, 1860) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1260273 on 2025-09-11
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(of Planorbis spectabilis 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): 314 [details]
basis of record Pierce, H.G. (1993). The nonmarine mollusks of the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene Cabbage Patch fauna of western Montana III. Aquatic mollusks and conclusions. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 67(6): 980-993.
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page(s): 314 [details]
basis of record Pierce, H.G. (1993). The nonmarine mollusks of the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene Cabbage Patch fauna of western Montana III. Aquatic mollusks and conclusions. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 67(6): 980-993.
page(s): 984 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
