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Meek, F. B. (1876). A report on the invertebrate Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of the upper Missouri country. In: Hayden, F.V. (Ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. 9: lxiv + 1–629, 45 pls.
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Meek, F. B.
1876
A report on the invertebrate Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of the upper Missouri country. In: Hayden, F.V. (Ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories
9: lxiv + 1–629, 45 pls.
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Callista Poli, 1791 (subsequent type designation)
Callista (Macrocallista) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Macrocallista F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Cantharulus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Cardium (Nemocardium) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Nemocardium F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Cinulia (Oligoptycha) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Oligoptycha F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Columna vermicula (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † accepted as Pseudocolumna vermicula (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (basis of record)
Columna vermicula var. contraria F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Pseudocolumna vermicula (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (original description)
Corbicula wyomingensis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Eriptycha F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Fasciolaria (Cryptorhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Cryptorhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Mesorhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Mesorhytis gracilenta (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Fusus (Serrifusus) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Serrifusus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (new combination reference)
Goniobasis convexa var. impressa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1857) † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (basis of record)
Goniobasis gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Gyrodes conradi F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Hydrobia eulimoides F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Goniobasis eulimoides (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Hydrobia subconica F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Inoceramus proximus var. subcircularis F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Cataceramus subcircularis (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Inoceramus subdepressus [sic] † accepted as Inoceramus subcompressus F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1860 † (basis of record)
Inoceramus tenuirostris [sic] † accepted as Inoceramus tenuirostratus F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1862 † (basis of record)
Laevicardium (Lyrocardium) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Lyrocardium F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Limnaea (Pleurolimnaea) tenuicostata [sic] † accepted as Pleurolimnaea tenuicosta (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (basis of record)
Limnaea (Polyrhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Polyrhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Limnaea (Polyrhytis) kingi F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Polyrhytis kingi (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Limnaea meekiana F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Ladislavella meekiana (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Limnaea shumardi F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Lymnaea shumardi F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Ladislavella shumardi (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Lymnaea (Polyrhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Polyrhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Melania convexa F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (additional source)
Mesorhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Micropyrgus minutulus (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (additional source)
Nautilus dekayi var. montanaensis Meek, 1876 † accepted as Eutrephoceras montanaense (Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Nemocardium F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Odontobasis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Odontobasis humerosa F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Temnocheilus F. McCoy, 1844 † (subsequent type designation)
Turris (Surcula) hitzi F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Turritella convexa F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (additional source)
Unio permusculosus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Valvata montanaensis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Vanikoropsis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Veniella humilis (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1860) † (basis of record)
Viviparus leidyi formosus F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Viviparus formosus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Callista (Macrocallista) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Macrocallista F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Cantharulus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Cardium (Nemocardium) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Nemocardium F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Cinulia (Oligoptycha) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Oligoptycha F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Columna vermicula (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † accepted as Pseudocolumna vermicula (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (basis of record)
Columna vermicula var. contraria F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Pseudocolumna vermicula (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (original description)
Corbicula wyomingensis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Eriptycha F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Fasciolaria (Cryptorhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Cryptorhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Mesorhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Mesorhytis gracilenta (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Fusus (Serrifusus) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Serrifusus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (new combination reference)
Goniobasis convexa var. impressa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1857) † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (basis of record)
Goniobasis gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Gyrodes conradi F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Hydrobia eulimoides F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Goniobasis eulimoides (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Hydrobia subconica F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Inoceramus proximus var. subcircularis F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Cataceramus subcircularis (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Inoceramus subdepressus [sic] † accepted as Inoceramus subcompressus F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1860 † (basis of record)
Inoceramus tenuirostris [sic] † accepted as Inoceramus tenuirostratus F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1862 † (basis of record)
Laevicardium (Lyrocardium) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Lyrocardium F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Limnaea (Pleurolimnaea) tenuicostata [sic] † accepted as Pleurolimnaea tenuicosta (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (basis of record)
Limnaea (Polyrhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Polyrhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Limnaea (Polyrhytis) kingi F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Polyrhytis kingi (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Limnaea meekiana F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Ladislavella meekiana (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Limnaea shumardi F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Lymnaea shumardi F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Ladislavella shumardi (F. B. Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Lymnaea (Polyrhytis) F. B. Meek, 1876 accepted as Polyrhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Melania convexa F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (additional source)
Mesorhytis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Micropyrgus minutulus (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (additional source)
Nautilus dekayi var. montanaensis Meek, 1876 † accepted as Eutrephoceras montanaense (Meek, 1876) † (original description)
Nemocardium F. B. Meek, 1876 (original description)
Odontobasis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Odontobasis humerosa F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Temnocheilus F. McCoy, 1844 † (subsequent type designation)
Turris (Surcula) hitzi F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Turritella convexa F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (additional source)
Unio permusculosus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Valvata montanaensis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Vanikoropsis F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Veniella humilis (F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1860) † (basis of record)
Viviparus leidyi formosus F. B. Meek, 1876 † accepted as Viviparus formosus F. B. Meek, 1876 † (original description)
Montana for Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Montana for Goniobasis gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Montana for Hydrobia subconica F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Montana for Valvata montanaensis F. B. Meek, 1876 †
North Dakota for Columna vermicula var. contraria F. B. Meek, 1876 †
North Dakota for Unio permusculosus F. B. Meek, 1876 †
North Dakota for Viviparus leidyi formosus F. B. Meek, 1876 †
South Dakota for Gyrodes conradi F. B. Meek, 1876 †
South Dakota for Limnaea meekiana F. B. Meek, 1876 †
South Dakota for Limnaea shumardi F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Utah for Limnaea kingi F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Wyoming for Corbicula wyomingensis F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Montana for Goniobasis gracilenta F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Montana for Hydrobia subconica F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Montana for Valvata montanaensis F. B. Meek, 1876 †
North Dakota for Columna vermicula var. contraria F. B. Meek, 1876 †
North Dakota for Unio permusculosus F. B. Meek, 1876 †
North Dakota for Viviparus leidyi formosus F. B. Meek, 1876 †
South Dakota for Gyrodes conradi F. B. Meek, 1876 †
South Dakota for Limnaea meekiana F. B. Meek, 1876 †
South Dakota for Limnaea shumardi F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Utah for Limnaea kingi F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Wyoming for Corbicula wyomingensis F. B. Meek, 1876 †
Taxonomic remark
Meek (1876) described material, which he tentatively affiliated with Unio danae, but he gave a new name in case ... [details]
Type locality
"near Fort Union, Dakota, on the Upper Missouri" [now Buford, North Dakota], United States [details]
Type locality
Some twelve miles farther westward on the Union Pacific Railroad, near Point-of-Rocks, Wyoming (USA) [details]
Type locality
Mouth of Judith River, Fergus County, Montana, United States; Judith River Formation, Campanian, late Cretaceous [details]
Type locality
Mouth of Judith River, Fergus County, Montana, United States; Judith River Formation, Campanian, late Cretaceous [details]
Type locality
Locality first indicated as "Cache Valley, Utah" by Meek (1877), Taylor (1966) specified it as Mendon, Utah, United ... [details]
Type locality
Poeno Creek ("Pinots' Creek"), Pennington County, South Dakota, United States; White River Formation, late Eocene ... [details]
Type locality
Poeno Creek ("Pinots' Creek"), Pennington County, South Dakota, United States; White River Formation, late Eocene ... [details]
Type locality
"near the mouth of Yellowstone River" (North Dakota, perhaps also Montana) [details]
Type locality
Judith River mouth ("Judith River Fresh- and Brackish-water Lignite beds, at the mouth of Judith River, on the ... [details]
Type locality
Mouth of the Yellowstone River, near Buford, North Dakota, United States; Fort Union Formation, Paleocene [details]
Type species
Type species misspelt as "Fusus dakotensis" by Meek (1876) [details]
