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Vorticifex laxus Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1933 †
1260981 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1260981)
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Chamberlin, R. V. & Berry, E. (1933). Mollusks of the Pliocene deposits at Collinston, Utah. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 47(1): 25-29, pls. 4-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522592
page(s): 26-27, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 26-27, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
Note USGS locality 20094, small hill E of...
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Type locality USGS locality 20094, small hill E of Collinston, Utah, United States; Salt Lake Formation (Cache Valley Member), late Miocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vorticifex laxus Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1933 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1260981 on 2025-09-10
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Chamberlin, R. V. & Berry, E. (1933). Mollusks of the Pliocene deposits at Collinston, Utah. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 47(1): 25-29, pls. 4-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522592
page(s): 26-27, pl. 5, fig. 5 [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): 256 [details] Available for editors
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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
page(s): 80 [details]
page(s): 26-27, pl. 5, fig. 5 [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): 256 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
page(s): 80 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Additional information After Taylor (1966), this is taxon is "an unrecognizable species, probably of Hydrobiidae". [details]Type locality USGS locality 20094, small hill E of Collinston, Utah, United States; Salt Lake Formation (Cache Valley Member), late Miocene [details]
