MolluscaBase taxon details
Pecten biformis Conrad, 1843 †
1637783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1637783)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1843). Descriptions of a new genus, and of twenty-nine new Miocene, and one Eocene fossil shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(30-31): 305-311., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26286360
page(s): 306 [details]
page(s): 306 [details]
Type locality contained in Virginia
type locality contained in Virginia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pecten biformis Conrad, 1843 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1637783 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1843). Descriptions of a new genus, and of twenty-nine new Miocene, and one Eocene fossil shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(30-31): 305-311., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26286360
page(s): 306 [details]
additional source Tucker, H. I. (1936). The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Tertiary Pectinidae of the United States. <em>The American Midland Naturalist.</em> 17: 471-490, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 477, pl. 4, figs 5, 6 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Campbell, M. R. & Campbell, L. D. (1995). Preliminary biostratigraphy and molluscan fauna of the Goose Creek Limestone of eastern South Carolina. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 27: 53-100. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 306 [details]
additional source Tucker, H. I. (1936). The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Tertiary Pectinidae of the United States. <em>The American Midland Naturalist.</em> 17: 471-490, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 477, pl. 4, figs 5, 6 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Campbell, M. R. & Campbell, L. D. (1995). Preliminary biostratigraphy and molluscan fauna of the Goose Creek Limestone of eastern South Carolina. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 27: 53-100. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
