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Paludina scalariformis Dunker, 1843 †
1422551 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1422551)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Paludina A. Férussac, 1812 accepted as Viviparus Montfort, 1810
fossil only
Dunker, W. (1843). Ueber den norddeutschen sogenannten Wälderthon und dessen Versteinerungen. <em>Programm der höheren Gewerbschule in Cassel. Schulcursus von Michaelis 1843 bis Ostern 1844.</em> pp. 1-46.
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Note Minden (Meißen, coal mine Minden)...
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Type locality Minden (Meißen, coal mine Minden) ("preussische Clus"), North Rhine-Westphalia, and Obernkirchen, Lower Saxony, Germany; Bückeberg Formation, late Berriasian to early Valanginian, early Cretaceous [details]
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Dunker, W. (1843). Ueber den norddeutschen sogenannten Wälderthon und dessen Versteinerungen. <em>Programm der höheren Gewerbschule in Cassel. Schulcursus von Michaelis 1843 bis Ostern 1844.</em> pp. 1-46.
page(s): 12 [details]
additional source Yen, T.-C. (1952). Molluscan Fauna of the Morrison Formation. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 233-B: 21-51.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 12 [details]
additional source Yen, T.-C. (1952). Molluscan Fauna of the Morrison Formation. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 233-B: 21-51.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors





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Classification Classification uncertain, consistently treated as "Paludina", which is an invalid name and junior objective synonym of Viviparus. [details]Type locality Minden (Meißen, coal mine Minden) ("preussische Clus"), North Rhine-Westphalia, and Obernkirchen, Lower Saxony, Germany; Bückeberg Formation, late Berriasian to early Valanginian, early Cretaceous [details]