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Polygyra appressa var. fosteri F. C. Baker, 1932
1367495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1367495)
unaccepted (original combination)
Variety
Baker, F. C. (1932). A new race of <i>Polygyra appressa</i> from Illinois. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(2): 48-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519394 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note "Hardin Co., Ill., 3 miles N.W. of...
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Hardin Co., Ill., 3 miles N.W. of Elizabethtown, in valley of Big Creek." [Illinois] [details]
Etymology Named for Mr. Thural Dale Foster (1897-1936), an assistant for the molluscan survey of Illinois conducted by the Illinois...
Etymology Named for Mr. Thural Dale Foster (1897-1936), an assistant for the molluscan survey of Illinois conducted by the Illinois State Natural History Survey. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polygyra appressa var. fosteri F. C. Baker, 1932. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1367495 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Baker, F. C. (1932). A new race of <i>Polygyra appressa</i> from Illinois. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(2): 48-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519394 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project.
page(s): 48 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project.
page(s): 48 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Mr. Thural Dale Foster (1897-1936), an assistant for the molluscan survey of Illinois conducted by the Illinois State Natural History Survey. [details]Type locality "Hardin Co., Ill., 3 miles N.W. of Elizabethtown, in valley of Big Creek." [Illinois] [details]
