MolluscaBase - Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972

WoRMS name details

Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972

AphiaID

1618765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1618765)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Petaloconchus merkana Ladd, 1972

Rank

Species

Parent

Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) P. P. Carpenter, 1857 represented as Petaloconchus H. C. Lea, 1843

Original name

Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Ladd, H. S. (1972). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 532: i–iv, 1–79, pls. 1–20., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp532
page(s): 20 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Palau

type locality contained in Palau [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618765 on 2025-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-01-02 01:08:59Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

Nomenclature

original description Ladd, H. S. (1972). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 532: i–iv, 1–79, pls. 1–20., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp532
page(s): 20 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality