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Tellina occidentalis S. G. Morton, 1842 †
1465254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1465254)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Morton, S. G. (1842). Description of some new species of organic remains of the Cretaceous Group of the United States: with a tabular view of the fossils hitherto discovered in this formation. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser. 3.</em> 8(2): 207-227, pls. 10-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623205
page(s): 210, pl. 11 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 210, pl. 11 fig. 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Colorado
type locality contained in Colorado [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tellina occidentalis S. G. Morton, 1842 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465254 on 2025-09-11
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Morton, S. G. (1842). Description of some new species of organic remains of the Cretaceous Group of the United States: with a tabular view of the fossils hitherto discovered in this formation. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser. 3.</em> 8(2): 207-227, pls. 10-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623205
page(s): 210, pl. 11 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 210, pl. 11 fig. 3 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
