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Melania taylori Gabb, 1866 †
1262721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262721)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
fossil only
Gabb, W. M. (1866-1869). Geological Survey of California. Palaeontology. Volume II. Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. <em>Palaeontology. Volume II.</em> 1-38, pls. 1-13 [Feb 1866]; 39-299, pls. 14-36 [1869?]; i-xiv [1869]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2066671
page(s): 13, pl. 2 fig. 21 [details]
page(s): 13, pl. 2 fig. 21 [details]
Note "On Snake River, Idaho Territory, on the road...
Type locality "On Snake River, Idaho Territory, on the road from Fort Boisé to the Owyhee mining country" (now near Walters Ferry, Idaho), USA; Glenns Ferry Formation, Pliocene [details]
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Gabb, W. M. (1866-1869). Geological Survey of California. Palaeontology. Volume II. Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. <em>Palaeontology. Volume II.</em> 1-38, pls. 1-13 [Feb 1866]; 39-299, pls. 14-36 [1869?]; i-xiv [1869]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2066671
page(s): 13, pl. 2 fig. 21 [details]
page(s): 13, pl. 2 fig. 21 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality "On Snake River, Idaho Territory, on the road from Fort Boisé to the Owyhee mining country" (now near Walters Ferry, Idaho), USA; Glenns Ferry Formation, Pliocene [details]
