MolluscaBase name details
Legumen ellipticus Conrad, 1858 †
1547227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1547227)
unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1858). Observations of a group of Cretaceous fossil shells, found in Tippah County, Mississippi, with descriptions of fifty-six new species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> (2) 3: 323-336, pls 34-35., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848308
page(s): 325, pl. 14, fig. 19 [details]
page(s): 325, pl. 14, fig. 19 [details]
Fossil range Upper Cretaceous
Fossil range Upper Cretaceous [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Legumen ellipticus Conrad, 1858 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547227 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1858). Observations of a group of Cretaceous fossil shells, found in Tippah County, Mississippi, with descriptions of fifty-six new species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> (2) 3: 323-336, pls 34-35., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848308
page(s): 325, pl. 14, fig. 19 [details]
additional source Collins, K. S.; Edie, S. M.; Jablonski, D. (2019). Hinge and ecomorphology of <i>Legumen</i> Conrad, 1858 (Bivalvia, Veneridae), and the contraction of venerid morphospace following the end-Cretaceous extinction. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 94(3): 489-497., available online at http://doi: 10.1017/jpa.2019.100
page(s): 496, fig 1.1-1.8 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 325, pl. 14, fig. 19 [details]
additional source Collins, K. S.; Edie, S. M.; Jablonski, D. (2019). Hinge and ecomorphology of <i>Legumen</i> Conrad, 1858 (Bivalvia, Veneridae), and the contraction of venerid morphospace following the end-Cretaceous extinction. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 94(3): 489-497., available online at http://doi: 10.1017/jpa.2019.100
page(s): 496, fig 1.1-1.8 [details] Available for editors
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Fossil range Upper Cretaceous [details]
