MolluscaBase taxon details
Mactra holmesi (Meek, 1875) †
1568793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1568793)
accepted
Species
Cyrena holmesi Meek, 1875 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Cyrena holmesi Meek, 1875 †) Meek, F.B. (1875). Note on some fossils from near the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, west of Greeley and Evans, Colorado, and others from about two hundered miles farther eastwards, with descriptions of a few new species. <em>Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, second series.</em> 1: 39-47., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31822402
page(s): 45-46 [details]
page(s): 45-46 [details]
Type locality contained in Colorado
type locality contained in Colorado [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra holmesi (Meek, 1875) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1568793 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cyrena holmesi Meek, 1875 †) Meek, F.B. (1875). Note on some fossils from near the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, west of Greeley and Evans, Colorado, and others from about two hundered miles farther eastwards, with descriptions of a few new species. <em>Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, second series.</em> 1: 39-47., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31822402
page(s): 45-46 [details]
basis of record White, C.A. (1879). Contributions to invertebrate paleontology, No. 1: Cretaceous fossils of the western states and territories <em>United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, annual report (for 1877)</em>. 11: 273-319, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30820252
page(s): 295-297, pl. 6, fig. 4a-c [details]
page(s): 45-46 [details]
basis of record White, C.A. (1879). Contributions to invertebrate paleontology, No. 1: Cretaceous fossils of the western states and territories <em>United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, annual report (for 1877)</em>. 11: 273-319, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30820252
page(s): 295-297, pl. 6, fig. 4a-c [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
