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Mataxa elegans Wade, 1916 †
1773897 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1773897)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Wade B. (1916). New genera and species of Gastropoda from the Upper Cretaceous. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 455-471, pls 23-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24695203
page(s): 456, pl. 23, fig. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 456, pl. 23, fig. 1-3 [details]
Type locality contained in Mississippi
type locality contained in Mississippi [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mataxa elegans Wade, 1916 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1773897 on 2025-09-10
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Wade B. (1916). New genera and species of Gastropoda from the Upper Cretaceous. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 455-471, pls 23-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24695203
page(s): 456, pl. 23, fig. 1-3 [details]
basis of record Bandel, K.; Dockery, D. T. (2012). Protoconch characters of Late Cretaceous Latrogastropoda (Neogastropoda and Neomesogastropoda) as an aid in the reconstruction of the phylogeny of the Neogastropoda. <em>Freiberger Forschungshefte, Ser. C.</em> 542 (20): 93-128.
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page(s): 456, pl. 23, fig. 1-3 [details]
basis of record Bandel, K.; Dockery, D. T. (2012). Protoconch characters of Late Cretaceous Latrogastropoda (Neogastropoda and Neomesogastropoda) as an aid in the reconstruction of the phylogeny of the Neogastropoda. <em>Freiberger Forschungshefte, Ser. C.</em> 542 (20): 93-128.
page(s): 103 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
