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Altrix altior (O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886) †
871258 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871258)
accepted
Species
Fissurella altior O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886 † · unaccepted (original combination)
Glyphis altior (O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886) † · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Fissurella altior O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886 †) Meyer, O. & Aldrich, T. H. (1886). The Tertiary fauna of Newton and Wautubbee, Miss. <em>Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History.</em> 9(2): 40-64, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9157073
page(s): 41, pl. 2, figs. 16, 16a-b [details]
page(s): 41, pl. 2, figs. 16, 16a-b [details]
Type locality contained in USA
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Altrix altior (O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871258 on 2025-09-12
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(of Fissurella altior O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886 †) Meyer, O. & Aldrich, T. H. (1886). The Tertiary fauna of Newton and Wautubbee, Miss. <em>Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History.</em> 9(2): 40-64, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9157073
page(s): 41, pl. 2, figs. 16, 16a-b [details]
basis of record McLean, J.H. & Geiger, D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the <i>Fissurisepta</i> shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). <em>Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.</em> 475: 1-32. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 41, pl. 2, figs. 16, 16a-b [details]
basis of record McLean, J.H. & Geiger, D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the <i>Fissurisepta</i> shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). <em>Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.</em> 475: 1-32. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
