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Pyropsis louellae Squires, 2011 †
1734143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1734143)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Squires, R. L. (2011). Northeast Pacific Cretaceous record of <i>Pyropsis</i> (Neogastropoda: Pyropsidae) and paleobiogeography of the genus. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 85(6): 1199-1215, figs. 1-3.
page(s): 1208, figs. 3.1-3.3 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in California
, Note Old Cow Creek, Shasta County
type locality contained in California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Old Cow Creek, Shasta County [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, LouElla R. Saul (1927-2021).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, LouElla R. Saul (1927-2021). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pyropsis louellae Squires, 2011 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1734143 on 2025-09-12
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Squires, R. L. (2011). Northeast Pacific Cretaceous record of <i>Pyropsis</i> (Neogastropoda: Pyropsidae) and paleobiogeography of the genus. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 85(6): 1199-1215, figs. 1-3.
page(s): 1208, figs. 3.1-3.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 41, pl. S89 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 1208, figs. 3.1-3.3 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 41, pl. S89 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
