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Thiara aldrichi K. van W. Palmer, 1944 †
1420037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1420037)
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Palmer, K. v. W. (1944). Notes on Eocene gastropods, chiefly Claibornian. <em>Bulletins of American paleontology.</em> 28(112): 305-330., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10679405
page(s): 311-312, pl. 2, figs 7-8 [details]
page(s): 311-312, pl. 2, figs 7-8 [details]
Note Claiborne, Alabama, United States; Claiborne...
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Type locality Claiborne, Alabama, United States; Claiborne Group, Gosport Sand, late Eocene [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thiara aldrichi K. van W. Palmer, 1944 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1420037 on 2025-09-12
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Palmer, K. v. W. (1944). Notes on Eocene gastropods, chiefly Claibornian. <em>Bulletins of American paleontology.</em> 28(112): 305-330., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10679405
page(s): 311-312, pl. 2, figs 7-8 [details]
additional source Garvie, C. L. (2013). The molluscan macrofauna of the Seguin Formation (Upper Paleocene) in Central Texas. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 384: 1-130., available online at https://www.priweb.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5768.pdf
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page(s): 311-312, pl. 2, figs 7-8 [details]
additional source Garvie, C. L. (2013). The molluscan macrofauna of the Seguin Formation (Upper Paleocene) in Central Texas. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 384: 1-130., available online at https://www.priweb.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5768.pdf
page(s): 167 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932). [details]Synonymy Suggested to be conspecific with the extant T. scabra by Taylor (1988), which is rather unlikely given the long stratigraphic gap (Eocene vs. present-day). [details]
Type locality Claiborne, Alabama, United States; Claiborne Group, Gosport Sand, late Eocene [details]
