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Turritella altilirata Conrad, 1857 †
1786279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1786279)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Turritella altilira Conrad, 1857 †) Conrad, T. A. (1857). Description of the Tertiary fossils collected on the survey. <em>Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.</em> 6(2): 69-73., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11723184
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
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(of Turritella altilira Conrad, 1857 †) Conrad, T. A. (1857). Description of the Tertiary fossils collected on the survey. <em>Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.</em> 6(2): 69-73., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11723184
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1881). Descriptions of Caribbean Miocene Fossils. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, second series.</em> 8(4-11): 337-348, pls. 44-47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37079054
page(s): p. 341-342, pl. 44, figs 9, 9a.; note: Considered misapplication by Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 and renamed Turritella sapotensis Brown & Pilsbry, 1911. [details]
additional source Grzybowski, J. (1899). Die Tertiärablagerungen des nördlichen Peru und ihre Molluskenfauna. <em>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Beilage Band.</em> 12(3): 610-644, pls. 15-20.
page(s): p. 645, pl. 20, fig. 7.; note: Grzybowski (1899:645) based his listing on Gabb (1881), which was considered not conspecific with Conrad's species, and renamed Turritella sapotensis by Brown & Pilsbry, 1911. [details]
page(s): 72, pl. 5, fig. 19 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1881). Descriptions of Caribbean Miocene Fossils. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, second series.</em> 8(4-11): 337-348, pls. 44-47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37079054
page(s): p. 341-342, pl. 44, figs 9, 9a.; note: Considered misapplication by Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 and renamed Turritella sapotensis Brown & Pilsbry, 1911. [details]
additional source Grzybowski, J. (1899). Die Tertiärablagerungen des nördlichen Peru und ihre Molluskenfauna. <em>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Beilage Band.</em> 12(3): 610-644, pls. 15-20.
page(s): p. 645, pl. 20, fig. 7.; note: Grzybowski (1899:645) based his listing on Gabb (1881), which was considered not conspecific with Conrad's species, and renamed Turritella sapotensis by Brown & Pilsbry, 1911. [details]
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