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Corbicula (Leptesthes) umbonella Meek, 1875 †
1503420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1503420)
unaccepted (superseded subgeneric combination)
Species
fossil only
Meek, F.B. (1875). Note on some fossils from near the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, west of Greeley and Evans, Colorado, and others from about two hundered miles farther eastwards, with descriptions of a few new species. <em>Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, second series.</em> 1: 39-47., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31822402
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Note "Two hundred miles east of Denver City, on the...
Type locality "Two hundred miles east of Denver City, on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, where they were found in a shaft at a depfh of 40 feet below the surface", Kansas (?), USA; Laramie Fm., Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Corbicula (Leptesthes) umbonella Meek, 1875 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1503420 on 2025-04-30
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Meek, F.B. (1875). Note on some fossils from near the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, west of Greeley and Evans, Colorado, and others from about two hundered miles farther eastwards, with descriptions of a few new species. <em>Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, second series.</em> 1: 39-47., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31822402
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
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Type locality "Two hundred miles east of Denver City, on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, where they were found in a shaft at a depfh of 40 feet below the surface", Kansas (?), USA; Laramie Fm., Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous [details]Validity Not a nomen nudum as indicated by Henderson (1935). [details]
