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Ostrea compressirostra geraldjohnsoni Ward, 1992 †
1818645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1818645)
unaccepted (superseded rank and combination)
Subspecies
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Ward, L. W. (1992). Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene, Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History Memoir.</em> 2: 1-147, 36 figs., 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63498715
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Type locality contained in Virginia
, Note 0.8 km downriver from Cobham Wharf, right bank...
type locality contained in Virginia [details]
Type locality 0.8 km downriver from Cobham Wharf, right bank of the James River, Surry County, Va. (locality 3) [details]
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Ward, L. W. (1992). Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene, Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History Memoir.</em> 2: 1-147, 36 figs., 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63498715
page(s): 76-77, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 76-77, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality 0.8 km downriver from Cobham Wharf, right bank of the James River, Surry County, Va. (locality 3) [details]
