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Mesodon leatherwoodi W. L. Pratt, 1971
1365596 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1365596)
unaccepted > superseded combination
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Mesodon (Mesodon) leatherwoodi W. L. Pratt, 1971 · alternative representation
(of Mesodon (Mesodon) leatherwoodi W. L. Pratt, 1971) Pratt, W. L. (1971). <i>Mesodon leatherwoodi</i>, a new land snail from central Texas. <em>The Veliger.</em> 13(4): 342-343, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42501069 [details]
Type locality contained in Texas
type locality contained in Texas (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Robin Lee Leatherwood, Jr. who died of leukemia at 16 years of age.
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Robin Lee Leatherwood, Jr. who died of leukemia at 16 years of age. [details]
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(of Mesodon (Mesodon) leatherwoodi W. L. Pratt, 1971) Pratt, W. L. (1971). <i>Mesodon leatherwoodi</i>, a new land snail from central Texas. <em>The Veliger.</em> 13(4): 342-343, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42501069 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
additional source Kaufman, D. W. (1974). Additional record for <i>Mesodon leatherwoodi</i> (Pulmonata: Polygyridae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 88(2): 51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097388 [details]
additional source Kaufman, D. W. (1974). Second locality record for <i>Mesodon leatherwoodi</i> Pratt. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 88(4): 118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097467 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
additional source Kaufman, D. W. (1974). Additional record for <i>Mesodon leatherwoodi</i> (Pulmonata: Polygyridae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 88(2): 51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097388 [details]
additional source Kaufman, D. W. (1974). Second locality record for <i>Mesodon leatherwoodi</i> Pratt. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 88(4): 118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097467 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Robin Lee Leatherwood, Jr. who died of leukemia at 16 years of age. [details]
