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Crepidula costata S. G. Morton, 1829 †
1696254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1696254)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Morton, S. G. (1829). Description of two new species of fossil shells of the genera <i>Scaphites</i> and <i>Crepidula</i>: with some observations on the ferruginous sand, plastic clay, and upper marine formations of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 107-120, pl. 7, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677521
page(s): 115-116, pl. 7, figs. 2-3 [details]
page(s): 115-116, pl. 7, figs. 2-3 [details]
Type locality contained in USA, Maryland
, Note St. Mary's county
From editor or global species database
Type locality St. Mary's county [details]
Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Crepidula costata G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Crepidula costata G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crepidula costata S. G. Morton, 1829 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1696254 on 2025-09-11
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Morton, S. G. (1829). Description of two new species of fossil shells of the genera <i>Scaphites</i> and <i>Crepidula</i>: with some observations on the ferruginous sand, plastic clay, and upper marine formations of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 107-120, pl. 7, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677521
page(s): 115-116, pl. 7, figs. 2-3 [details]
page(s): 115-116, pl. 7, figs. 2-3 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
