MolluscaBase taxon details
Ovulactaeon aldrichi H. E. Wheeler, 1910 †
1549731 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1549731)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Wheeler, H. E. (1910). A new Claibornian shell. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(2): 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760814
note: See The Nautilus 24(7): pl. 4, fig. 6 for illustration. [details]
note: See The Nautilus 24(7): pl. 4, fig. 6 for illustration. [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note Ferrugineous sand bed, Claiborne, Alabama
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Ferrugineous sand bed, Claiborne, Alabama [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovulactaeon aldrichi H. E. Wheeler, 1910 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1549731 on 2025-09-11
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Wheeler, H. E. (1910). A new Claibornian shell. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(2): 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760814
note: See The Nautilus 24(7): pl. 4, fig. 6 for illustration. [details]
note: See The Nautilus 24(7): pl. 4, fig. 6 for illustration. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
