MolluscaBase taxon details
Petaloconchus merkana Ladd, 1972
732736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:732736)
accepted
Species
Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972) Ladd, H. S. (1972). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 532: i–iv, 1–79, pls. 1–20., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp532
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Fossil range Based on original material ranging from Miocene to Holocene.
Fossil range Based on original material ranging from Miocene to Holocene. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Petaloconchus merkana Ladd, 1972. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732736 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) merkana Ladd, 1972) Ladd, H. S. (1972). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 532: i–iv, 1–79, pls. 1–20., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp532
page(s): 20 [details]
additional source Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2948: 1-103., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf
page(s): 46 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 20 [details]
additional source Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2948: 1-103., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf
page(s): 46 [details] Available for editors
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Fossil range Based on original material ranging from Miocene to Holocene. [details]
