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Unio belliplicatus Meek, 1871 †
1502546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1502546)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
fossil only
Meek, F. B. (1871). A preliminary list of fossils, collected by Dr. Hayden in Colorado, New Mexico and California, with brief desriptions of a few of the new species. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia.</em> 11: 425-431., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31205300
page(s): 430 [details]
page(s): 430 [details]
Note "Limestone-hill, Bear River", Wyoming, USA;...
Type locality "Limestone-hill, Bear River", Wyoming, USA; Bear River Fm., Albian, Early Cretaceous [details]
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Meek, F. B. (1871). A preliminary list of fossils, collected by Dr. Hayden in Colorado, New Mexico and California, with brief desriptions of a few of the new species. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia.</em> 11: 425-431., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31205300
page(s): 430 [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): 76-77 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Watters, G. T. (2001). The evolution of the Unionacea in North America, and its implications for the worldwide fauna. <em>In: Bauer, G.; Wächtler, K. (eds) Ecology and evolution of the freshwater mussels Unionoida. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.</em> pp. 281-307.
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 430 [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): 76-77 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Watters, G. T. (2001). The evolution of the Unionacea in North America, and its implications for the worldwide fauna. <em>In: Bauer, G.; Wächtler, K. (eds) Ecology and evolution of the freshwater mussels Unionoida. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.</em> pp. 281-307.
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality "Limestone-hill, Bear River", Wyoming, USA; Bear River Fm., Albian, Early Cretaceous [details]
