MolluscaBase name details
Platytaphius chestermani G. D. Hanna & Gester, 1963 †
1260491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1260491)
unaccepted > superseded combination (genus is a junior synonym)
Species
Platytaphius Pilsbry, 1924 accepted as Biomphalaria Preston, 1910
fossil only
Hanna, G. D.; Gester, G. C. (1963). Pliocene lake beds near Dorris, California. <em>Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 42: 1-17, 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3158751
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 5, 6 [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 5, 6 [details]
Note Along hillside 2 miles SE of Dorris,...
Type locality Along hillside 2 miles SE of Dorris, California, United States; Gelasian, early Pleistocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Platytaphius chestermani G. D. Hanna & Gester, 1963 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1260491 on 2025-04-01
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Hanna, G. D.; Gester, G. C. (1963). Pliocene lake beds near Dorris, California. <em>Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 42: 1-17, 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3158751
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 5, 6 [details]
additional source Taylor, D. W. (1966). Summary of North American Blancan nonmarine mollusks. <em>Malacologia.</em> 4(1): 1-172, pls 1−8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13147234 [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 5, 6 [details]
additional source Taylor, D. W. (1966). Summary of North American Blancan nonmarine mollusks. <em>Malacologia.</em> 4(1): 1-172, pls 1−8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13147234 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Along hillside 2 miles SE of Dorris, California, United States; Gelasian, early Pleistocene [details]
