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Veloritina occidentalis (Meek & Hayden, 1856) †
1567751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1567751)
accepted
Species
Corbicula (Veloritina) bannisteri Meek, 1873 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Corbicula cytheriformis (Meek & Hayden, 1860) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Corbicula occidentalis (Meek & Hayden, 1856) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyrena (Corbicula) cytheriformis Meek & Hayden, 1860 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyrena occidentalis Meek & Hayden, 1856 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
fossil only
(of Cyrena occidentalis Meek & Hayden, 1856 †) Meek, F.B.; Hayden, F.V. (1856). Descriptions of New Species of Acephala and Gastropoda, from the Tertiary formations of Nebraska Territory, with some general remarks on the Geology of the country about the sources of the Missouri River. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 111-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935165
page(s): 116 [details]
page(s): 116 [details]
Type locality contained in Montana
type locality contained in Montana [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Veloritina occidentalis (Meek & Hayden, 1856) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1567751 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Corbicula (Veloritina) bannisteri Meek, 1873 †) Meek, F.B. (1873). Preliminary paleontological report, consisting of lists and descriptions of fossils, with remarks on the ages of the rocks in which they were found, etc., etc. <em>United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, annual report.</em> 6: 431-541., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15677973
page(s): 513 [details]
original description (of Cyrena (Corbicula) cytheriformis Meek & Hayden, 1860 †) Meek, F.B.; Hayden, F.V. (1860). Descriptions of new Organic Remains from the Tertiary, Cretaceous and Jurassic Rocks of Nebraska. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 175-185., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1801632
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Cyrena occidentalis Meek & Hayden, 1856 †) Meek, F.B.; Hayden, F.V. (1856). Descriptions of New Species of Acephala and Gastropoda, from the Tertiary formations of Nebraska Territory, with some general remarks on the Geology of the country about the sources of the Missouri River. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 111-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935165
page(s): 116 [details]
basis of record Ota, Y. [Ohta, Y.]. (1970). A review of some Cretaceous corbiculids in North America. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, new series.</em> 79: 291-315.
page(s): 306-308, pl. 34, figs 14-18, textfig. 6 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 513 [details]
original description (of Cyrena (Corbicula) cytheriformis Meek & Hayden, 1860 †) Meek, F.B.; Hayden, F.V. (1860). Descriptions of new Organic Remains from the Tertiary, Cretaceous and Jurassic Rocks of Nebraska. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 175-185., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1801632
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Cyrena occidentalis Meek & Hayden, 1856 †) Meek, F.B.; Hayden, F.V. (1856). Descriptions of New Species of Acephala and Gastropoda, from the Tertiary formations of Nebraska Territory, with some general remarks on the Geology of the country about the sources of the Missouri River. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 111-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935165
page(s): 116 [details]
basis of record Ota, Y. [Ohta, Y.]. (1970). A review of some Cretaceous corbiculids in North America. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, new series.</em> 79: 291-315.
page(s): 306-308, pl. 34, figs 14-18, textfig. 6 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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