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Tessarolax gabbi Saul & Squires, 2015 †
870445 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870445)
accepted
Species
Helicaulax bicarinata Gabb, 1869 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior secondary homonym of...)
junior secondary homonym of Rostellaria bicarinata J. de C. Sowerby, 1836; Tessarolax gabbi is a replacement name
marine
fossil only
(of Helicaulax bicarinata Gabb, 1869 †) Gabb, W. M. (1866-1869). Geological Survey of California. Palaeontology. Volume II. Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. <em>Palaeontology. Volume II.</em> 1-38, pls. 1-13 [Feb 1866]; 39-299, pls. 14-36 [1869?]; i-xiv [1869]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2066671
page(s): 166, pl. 27, fig. 47 [details]
page(s): 166, pl. 27, fig. 47 [details]
Type locality contained in California
type locality contained in California [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tessarolax gabbi Saul & Squires, 2015 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870445 on 2025-09-11
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(of Helicaulax bicarinata Gabb, 1869 †) Gabb, W. M. (1866-1869). Geological Survey of California. Palaeontology. Volume II. Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. <em>Palaeontology. Volume II.</em> 1-38, pls. 1-13 [Feb 1866]; 39-299, pls. 14-36 [1869?]; i-xiv [1869]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2066671
page(s): 166, pl. 27, fig. 47 [details]
status source Saul, L. R. & Squires, R. L. (2015). Pacific slope of North America record of the Cretaceous aporrhaid gastropod <i>Tessarolax</i>: evolutionary trends, mode of life, and paleobiogeography of the genus. <em>Contributions in Science.</em> 523: 37–65, figs. 1-92.
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page(s): 166, pl. 27, fig. 47 [details]
status source Saul, L. R. & Squires, R. L. (2015). Pacific slope of North America record of the Cretaceous aporrhaid gastropod <i>Tessarolax</i>: evolutionary trends, mode of life, and paleobiogeography of the genus. <em>Contributions in Science.</em> 523: 37–65, figs. 1-92.
page(s): 45, figs 6-13 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
