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Sphenotus palmerae Caster, 1930 †
1805642 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805642)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Caster, K. E. (1930). Higher fossil faunas of the upper Allegheny. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 15(58): 142-322 [1-180]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30419314
page(s): 219 [77], pl. 42, figs 9, 10 [details]
page(s): 219 [77], pl. 42, figs 9, 10 [details]
Type locality contained in Pennsylvania
, Note 100 feet above the road level at Glade
type locality contained in Pennsylvania [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 100 feet above the road level at Glade [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Katherine Evangeline Hilton van Winkle Palmer (1895-1982).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Katherine Evangeline Hilton van Winkle Palmer (1895-1982). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphenotus palmerae Caster, 1930 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805642 on 2025-09-11
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Caster, K. E. (1930). Higher fossil faunas of the upper Allegheny. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 15(58): 142-322 [1-180]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30419314
page(s): 219 [77], pl. 42, figs 9, 10 [details]
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): 57, pl. S142 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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): 62; note: classification uncertain [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 219 [77], pl. 42, figs 9, 10 [details]
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): 57, pl. S142 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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): 62; note: classification uncertain [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
