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Sphaerium idahoense Meek, 1870 †
1501616 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1501616)
accepted
Species
Sphaerium meeki Dall, 1924 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
fossil only
Meek, F.B. (1870). Descriptions of fossils collected by the U. S. Geological Survey under the charge of Clerence King, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</em>. 22: 56-64, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26300427
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Note "[Hot Spring Mountains, at Fossil Hill, Idaho...
Type locality "[Hot Spring Mountains, at Fossil Hill, Idaho Territory], and from same formation at Castle Creek; Idaho", Nevada, USA; Pliocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sphaerium idahoense Meek, 1870 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1501616 on 2025-04-30
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Meek, F.B. (1870). Descriptions of fossils collected by the U. S. Geological Survey under the charge of Clerence King, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</em>. 22: 56-64, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26300427
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Sphaerium meeki Dall, 1924 †) Dall, W. H. (1924). Discovery of a Balkan fresh-water fauna in the Idaho Formation of Snake River Valley, Idaho. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 132-G: 109-115., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp132G
page(s): 111, pl. 26, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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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): 116-117 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Sphaerium meeki Dall, 1924 †) Dall, W. H. (1924). Discovery of a Balkan fresh-water fauna in the Idaho Formation of Snake River Valley, Idaho. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 132-G: 109-115., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp132G
page(s): 111, pl. 26, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 116-117 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Type locality "[Hot Spring Mountains, at Fossil Hill, Idaho Territory], and from same formation at Castle Creek; Idaho", Nevada, USA; Pliocene [details]
