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Viviparus emmonsi J. Henderson, 1920 †
1260791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1260791)
accepted
Species
Paludina subglobosa Emmons, 1858 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Paludina...)
junior homonym of Paludina subglobosa Say, 1825; Vivipara emmonsi is a replacement name
Vivipara emmonsi J. Henderson, 1920 † · unaccepted (genus misspelt)
fossil only
(of Vivipara emmonsi J. Henderson, 1920 †) Henderson, J. (1920). The nomenclature and systematic positions of some North American fossil and recent mollusks. II. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 118-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1744631
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
Type locality contained in North Carolina
type locality contained in North Carolina [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Ebenezer Emmons (1799-1863).
Fossil range Age uncertain; Emmons (1858; for P. subglobosa) indicated a Miocene age, Henderson (1935) only left it as "Tertiary".
Nomenclature New name for Paludina subglobosa Emmons, 1858, non Say, 1825.
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Ebenezer Emmons (1799-1863). [details]
Fossil range Age uncertain; Emmons (1858; for P. subglobosa) indicated a Miocene age, Henderson (1935) only left it as "Tertiary".
Fossil range Age uncertain; Emmons (1858; for P. subglobosa) indicated a Miocene age, Henderson (1935) only left it as "Tertiary". [details]
Nomenclature New name for Paludina subglobosa Emmons, 1858, non Say, 1825.
Nomenclature New name for Paludina subglobosa Emmons, 1858, non Say, 1825. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Viviparus emmonsi J. Henderson, 1920 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1260791 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Paludina subglobosa Emmons, 1858 †) Emmons, E. (1858). <i>Report of the North Carolina Geological Survey. Agriculture of the Eastern Counties. Together with descriptions of the fossils of the Marl Beds</i>. Henry D. Turner, Raleigh. xvi + 314 pp. In Agriculture of the eastern counties; together with descriptions of the fossils of the Marl Beds, pp. 193-313, figs. 18-256. North Carolina Geological Survey. Raleigh, North Carolina., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17554982
page(s): 273, fig. 186 [details]
original description (of Vivipara emmonsi J. Henderson, 1920 †) Henderson, J. (1920). The nomenclature and systematic positions of some North American fossil and recent mollusks. II. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 118-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1744631
page(s): 119 [details]
basis of record Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America. <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers.</em> 3: 1-313.
page(s): 167 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 273, fig. 186 [details]
original description (of Vivipara emmonsi J. Henderson, 1920 †) Henderson, J. (1920). The nomenclature and systematic positions of some North American fossil and recent mollusks. II. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 118-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1744631
page(s): 119 [details]
basis of record Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America. <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers.</em> 3: 1-313.
page(s): 167 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Classification Classification doubtful, may not even be a freshwater taxon [details]Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Ebenezer Emmons (1799-1863). [details]
Fossil range Age uncertain; Emmons (1858; for P. subglobosa) indicated a Miocene age, Henderson (1935) only left it as "Tertiary". [details]
Nomenclature New name for Paludina subglobosa Emmons, 1858, non Say, 1825. [details]
