MolluscaBase taxon details
Protamblema belliplicata (Meek, 1871) †
1501114 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1501114)
accepted
Species
Unio belliplicatus Meek, 1871 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Protamblema belliplicata macneili Modell, 1957 † accepted as Protamblema macneili Modell, 1957 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
fossil only
(of Unio belliplicatus Meek, 1871 †) Meek, F. B. (1871). A preliminary list of fossils, collected by Dr. Hayden in Colorado, New Mexico and California, with brief desriptions of a few of the new species. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia.</em> 11: 425-431., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31205300
page(s): 430 [details]
page(s): 430 [details]
Type locality contained in Wyoming
type locality contained in Wyoming [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Protamblema belliplicata (Meek, 1871) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1501114 on 2025-07-02
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(of Unio belliplicatus Meek, 1871 †) Meek, F. B. (1871). A preliminary list of fossils, collected by Dr. Hayden in Colorado, New Mexico and California, with brief desriptions of a few of the new species. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia.</em> 11: 425-431., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31205300
page(s): 430 [details]
basis of record Modell, H. (1957). Die fossilen Najaden Nordamerikas. Ein Klassifizierungsversuch. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 86(4/6): 183-200.
page(s): 189 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Watters, G. T. (2001). The evolution of the Unionacea in North America, and its implications for the worldwide fauna. <em>In: Bauer, G.; Wächtler, K. (eds) Ecology and evolution of the freshwater mussels Unionoida. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.</em> pp. 281-307.
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 430 [details]
basis of record Modell, H. (1957). Die fossilen Najaden Nordamerikas. Ein Klassifizierungsversuch. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 86(4/6): 183-200.
page(s): 189 [details] Available for editors

additional source Watters, G. T. (2001). The evolution of the Unionacea in North America, and its implications for the worldwide fauna. <em>In: Bauer, G.; Wächtler, K. (eds) Ecology and evolution of the freshwater mussels Unionoida. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.</em> pp. 281-307.
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors





From editor or global species database
Classification May belong in protelliptios according to Watters (2001). [details]