MolluscaBase - Crepidula aculeata ponderosa (H. C. Lea, 1843) †

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Crepidula aculeata ponderosa (H. C. Lea, 1843) †

AphiaID

1818298 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1818298)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Original name

Calyptraea (Crepidula) ponderosa H. C. Lea, 1843 †

Synonymised names

Calyptraea (Crepidula) ponderosa H. C. Lea, 1843 † · unaccepted (superseded rank and combination)

Crepidula fornicata var. ponderosa (H. C. Lea, 1843) † · unaccepted

Crepidula ponderosa (H. C. Lea, 1843) † · unaccepted > superseded rank

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Calyptraea (Crepidula) ponderosa H. C. Lea, 1843 †) Lea, H. C. (1843). Abstract of a paper read before the American Philosophical Society, May 29th, 1843, entitled "Descriptions of some new fossil shells, from the Tertiary of Petersburg, Virginia". H.C. Lea, Philadelphia. 12 pp. [Published before 18 October 1843. A separate and advanced publication of H.C. Lea 1846, with the same title].
page(s): 6 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Virginia

type locality contained in Virginia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crepidula aculeata ponderosa (H. C. Lea, 1843). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1818298 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-06-15 08:04:54Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (2)
Documented distribution (1)

original description (of Calyptraea (Crepidula) ponderosa H. C. Lea, 1843 †) Lea, H. C. (1843). Abstract of a paper read before the American Philosophical Society, May 29th, 1843, entitled "Descriptions of some new fossil shells, from the Tertiary of Petersburg, Virginia". H.C. Lea, Philadelphia. 12 pp. [Published before 18 October 1843. A separate and advanced publication of H.C. Lea 1846, with the same title].
page(s): 6 [details]

basis of record Campbell, L. D. (1993). Pliocene Molluscs from the Yorktown and Chowan River Formations in Virginia. <em>Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Publication.</em> 127: 259 pp., 43 pls., available online at https://dmme.virginia.gov/commercedocs/PUB_127.pdf
page(s): 71 [details] Available for editors

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Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality