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Fontigens turritella Hubricht, 1976
1340389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1340389)
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Hubricht, L. (1976). The genus <i>Fontigens</i> from Appalachian caves (Hydrobiidae: Mesogastropoda). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 86-88, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276450
page(s): 87, fig. 1 B [details]
page(s): 87, fig. 1 B [details]
Type locality contained in West Virginia
, Note Greenbrier County, stream in McClungs Cave, 2...
type locality contained in West Virginia [details]
Type locality Greenbrier County, stream in McClungs Cave, 2 miles northeast of Maxwelton. [details]
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Hubricht, L. (1976). The genus <i>Fontigens</i> from Appalachian caves (Hydrobiidae: Mesogastropoda). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 86-88, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276450
page(s): 87, fig. 1 B [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hershler, R., Holsinger, J.R. & Hubricht, L. (1990). A Revision of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Fontigens (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 509: i-iii: 1-49. Washington.
page(s): 41, figs. 35a, b, 36, 37 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 87, fig. 1 B [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hershler, R., Holsinger, J.R. & Hubricht, L. (1990). A Revision of the North American Freshwater Snail Genus Fontigens (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 509: i-iii: 1-49. Washington.
page(s): 41, figs. 35a, b, 36, 37 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Greenbrier County, stream in McClungs Cave, 2 miles northeast of Maxwelton. [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| English | Greenbrier Cavesnail | [details] |
