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Helix chriacorum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1914 †
1344340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1344340)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
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fossil only
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1914). Tertiary Mollusca from New Mexico and Wyoming. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 33: 101-107.
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
Holotype AMNH 22365
, Note Cockerell (1914) stated the locality as "The...
Holotype AMNH 22365 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Cockerell (1914) stated the locality as "The label simply states 'Torrejon; exp. 1912.' The locality is in Northern New Mexico". Accoding to Hartman (1981), the collecting site is delimited by exposures of the Nacimiento Formation from Escavada Wash to Torreon Wash. [details]
Status Classification as Helix uncritically adopted by Henderson (1935) and Hartman (1981). According to Hartman, the holotype is...
Status Classification as Helix uncritically adopted by Henderson (1935) and Hartman (1981). According to Hartman, the holotype is a distorted specimen, which may not allow classification on genus or even family level. Wenz (1923) already treated the species as "Stylommatophora incertae sedis". [details]
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Cockerell, T. D. A. (1914). Tertiary Mollusca from New Mexico and Wyoming. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 33: 101-107.
page(s): 104 [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): 133 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hartman, J.H. (1981). Early Tertiary nonmarine Mollusca of New Mexico: A review. <em>Geological Society of America Bulletin.</em> 92(12): 942-950., available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1981)92 [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 1110 [details]
page(s): 104 [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): 133 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hartman, J.H. (1981). Early Tertiary nonmarine Mollusca of New Mexico: A review. <em>Geological Society of America Bulletin.</em> 92(12): 942-950., available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1981)92 [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 1110 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AMNH 22365 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Classification as Helix uncritically adopted by Henderson (1935) and Hartman (1981). According to Hartman, the holotype is a distorted specimen, which may not allow classification on genus or even family level. Wenz (1923) already treated the species as "Stylommatophora incertae sedis". [details]Type locality Cockerell (1914) stated the locality as "The label simply states 'Torrejon; exp. 1912.' The locality is in Northern New Mexico". Accoding to Hartman (1981), the collecting site is delimited by exposures of the Nacimiento Formation from Escavada Wash to Torreon Wash. [details]
