MolluscaBase name details
Murex (Odontopolys) compsorhytis Gabb, 1860 †
1661394 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1661394)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Gabb, W. M. (1860). Descriptions of new species of American Tertiary and Cretaceous fossils. <em>Journal of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia, Second Series.</em> 4: 375-404, pls. 67-69., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36862263
page(s): 377, pl. 67, fig. 16 [details]
page(s): 377, pl. 67, fig. 16 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note Texas, Wheelock
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Texas, Wheelock [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Odontopolys) compsorhytis Gabb, 1860 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1661394 on 2025-09-11
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Gabb, W. M. (1860). Descriptions of new species of American Tertiary and Cretaceous fossils. <em>Journal of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia, Second Series.</em> 4: 375-404, pls. 67-69., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36862263
page(s): 377, pl. 67, fig. 16 [details]
additional source Harris, G. D. (1895). New and otherwise interesting Tertiary Mollusca from Texas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 47: 45-88, 9 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26323100
page(s): 75, pl. 8, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 377, pl. 67, fig. 16 [details]
additional source Harris, G. D. (1895). New and otherwise interesting Tertiary Mollusca from Texas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 47: 45-88, 9 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26323100
page(s): 75, pl. 8, fig. 6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Texas, Wheelock [details]
