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Schizodus appressus (Conrad, 1842) †
1798866 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1798866)
accepted
Species
Cytherodon appressus (Conrad, 1842) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nuculites appressa Conrad, 1842 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Nuculites appressa Conrad, 1842 †) Conrad, T. A. (1842). Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 228–280., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623226
page(s): 248-249, pl. 15, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 248-249, pl. 15, fig. 4 [details]
Type locality contained in New York
type locality contained in New York [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status Listed as potential synonym of Eoschizodus? chemungensis (Conrad, 1942), but used as valid by Pojeta et al. (1986).
Status Listed as potential synonym of Eoschizodus? chemungensis (Conrad, 1942), but used as valid by Pojeta et al. (1986). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Schizodus appressus (Conrad, 1842) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1798866 on 2025-09-11
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(of Nuculites appressa Conrad, 1842 †) Conrad, T. A. (1842). Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 228–280., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623226
page(s): 248-249, pl. 15, fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): 449, pl. 75, figs 3-9 [details]
additional source Pojeta, J. Jr.; Zhang, R.-J.; Yang, Z.-Y. (1986). Systematic paleontology of Devonian pelecypods of Guangxi and Michigan. In: Pojeta, J. Jr. Devonian Rocks and Lower and Middle Devonian Pelecypods of Guangxi, China, and the Traverse Group of Michigan. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1394-G: 57-102., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1394AG
page(s): 80 [details]
source of synonymy McAlester, A. L. (1962). Upper Devonian Pelecypods of the New York Chemung Stage. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 16: 1-88, 32 pls.
page(s): 67 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 248-249, pl. 15, fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): 449, pl. 75, figs 3-9 [details]
additional source Pojeta, J. Jr.; Zhang, R.-J.; Yang, Z.-Y. (1986). Systematic paleontology of Devonian pelecypods of Guangxi and Michigan. In: Pojeta, J. Jr. Devonian Rocks and Lower and Middle Devonian Pelecypods of Guangxi, China, and the Traverse Group of Michigan. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1394-G: 57-102., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1394AG
page(s): 80 [details]
source of synonymy McAlester, A. L. (1962). Upper Devonian Pelecypods of the New York Chemung Stage. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 16: 1-88, 32 pls.
page(s): 67 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Status Listed as potential synonym of Eoschizodus? chemungensis (Conrad, 1942), but used as valid by Pojeta et al. (1986). [details]
