MolluscaBase name details
Chlamys (Placopecten) virginianum (Conrad, 1840) †
1718904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1718904)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Pecten virginianus Conrad, 1840 †) Conrad, T. A. (1840). Fossils of the medial Tertiary of the United States. No. 2. Judah Dobson, Philadelphia, pp. 33–56, pls. 18–29., available online at https://books.google.de/books?id=XgszAQAAIAAJ
page(s): 46, pl. 21, fig. 10 [details]
page(s): 46, pl. 21, fig. 10 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chlamys (Placopecten) virginianum (Conrad, 1840) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1718904 on 2025-09-11
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(of Pecten virginianus Conrad, 1840 †) Conrad, T. A. (1840). Fossils of the medial Tertiary of the United States. No. 2. Judah Dobson, Philadelphia, pp. 33–56, pls. 18–29., available online at https://books.google.de/books?id=XgszAQAAIAAJ
page(s): 46, pl. 21, fig. 10 [details]
basis of record Tucker, H. I. (1934). Some Atlantic Coast Tertiary Pectinidae. <em>The American Midland Naturalist.</em> 15: 612-621, pls. 25-27.
page(s): 617 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Gibson, T. G. (1987). Miocene and Pliocene Pectinidae (Bivalvia) from the Lee Creek Mine and adjacent areas. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> 61: 31-112, pls. 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.61.31
page(s): 65 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 46, pl. 21, fig. 10 [details]
basis of record Tucker, H. I. (1934). Some Atlantic Coast Tertiary Pectinidae. <em>The American Midland Naturalist.</em> 15: 612-621, pls. 25-27.
page(s): 617 [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy Gibson, T. G. (1987). Miocene and Pliocene Pectinidae (Bivalvia) from the Lee Creek Mine and adjacent areas. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> 61: 31-112, pls. 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.61.31
page(s): 65 [details] Available for editors
