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Cypraea vaughani C. W. Johnson, 1899 †
1289261 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1289261)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Johnson, C. W. (1899). New and interesting species in the "Isaac Lea collection of Eocene Mollusca". <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 51: 71-82, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6389238
page(s): 78, pl. 2, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 78, pl. 2, fig. 7 [details]
Type locality contained in Louisiana, USA
, Note "at Hammett's Branch, near Mt. Lebanon, La."
From editor or global species database
Type locality "at Hammett's Branch, near Mt. Lebanon, La." [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Thomas Wayland Vaughan (1870-1952).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Thomas Wayland Vaughan (1870-1952). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea vaughani C. W. Johnson, 1899 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289261 on 2025-09-11
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Johnson, C. W. (1899). New and interesting species in the "Isaac Lea collection of Eocene Mollusca". <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 51: 71-82, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6389238
page(s): 78, pl. 2, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 78, pl. 2, fig. 7 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
