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Exilia gracilenta (F. B. Meek, 1876) †
1746123 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1746123)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 †) Meek, F. B. (1876). A report on the invertebrate Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of the upper Missouri country. In: Hayden, F.V. (Ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. 9: lxiv + 1–629, 45 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2024294
page(s): 364-365, textfig. 45; note: as "gracilentis" in the section on the new subgenus Mesorhytis (p. 356) [details]
page(s): 364-365, textfig. 45; note: as "gracilentis" in the section on the new subgenus Mesorhytis (p. 356) [details]
Note USA, Montana, Yellowstone River, Fort Pierre...
Type locality USA, Montana, Yellowstone River, Fort Pierre Group and Fox Hills Formation [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Exilia gracilenta (F. B. Meek, 1876) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1746123 on 2025-09-11
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(of Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 †) Meek, F. B. (1876). A report on the invertebrate Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of the upper Missouri country. In: Hayden, F.V. (Ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. 9: lxiv + 1–629, 45 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2024294
page(s): 364-365, textfig. 45; note: as "gracilentis" in the section on the new subgenus Mesorhytis (p. 356) [details]
basis of record Kantor Yu.I., Bouchet P. & Oleinik A. 2001. A revision of the Recent species of <i>Exilia</i>, formerly <i>Benthovoluta</i> (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae). <i>Ruthenica</i> 11(2): 81-136.
page(s): 82, fig. 1, E [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 364-365, textfig. 45; note: as "gracilentis" in the section on the new subgenus Mesorhytis (p. 356) [details]
basis of record Kantor Yu.I., Bouchet P. & Oleinik A. 2001. A revision of the Recent species of <i>Exilia</i>, formerly <i>Benthovoluta</i> (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae). <i>Ruthenica</i> 11(2): 81-136.
page(s): 82, fig. 1, E [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality USA, Montana, Yellowstone River, Fort Pierre Group and Fox Hills Formation [details]
