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Melania simpsoni Meek, 1860 †
1422507 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1422507)
unaccepted (superseded rank and combination)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
fossil only
Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 313 [details]
page(s): 313 [details]
Note Hams Fork River ("Ham's Fork, north-east of...
Type locality Hams Fork River ("Ham's Fork, north-east of Fort Bridger"), Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States; Eocene (precise age unknown) [details]
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Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 313 [details]
status source Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America. <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers.</em> 3: 1-313.
page(s): 228 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 313 [details]
status source Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America. <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers.</em> 3: 1-313.
page(s): 228 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Hams Fork River ("Ham's Fork, north-east of Fort Bridger"), Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States; Eocene (precise age unknown) [details]
