MolluscaBase taxon details
Pecten elixatus Conrad, 1844 †
1637791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1637791)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1844). Descriptions of eight new fossil shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 2(6): 173-175., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6605731
page(s): 174 [details]
page(s): 174 [details]
Type locality contained in South Carolina
, Note Near Santee Canal
type locality contained in South Carolina [details]
Type locality Near Santee Canal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pecten elixatus Conrad, 1844 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1637791 on 2025-09-11
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Conrad, T. A. (1844). Descriptions of eight new fossil shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 2(6): 173-175., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6605731
page(s): 174 [details]
additional source Conrad, T. A. (1848). Observations on the Eocene formation, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils of that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an Appendix. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser. 2.</em> 1(2): 111-134, pls 11-14 (August 1848)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780201
page(s): 130, pl. 14, figs. 13-14 [details]
additional source Palmer, K. V. W. & Brann, D. C. (1965). Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusca of the southern and eastern United States; Part I. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, and Cephalopoda. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 48 (218): 1-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10648641
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 174 [details]
additional source Conrad, T. A. (1848). Observations on the Eocene formation, and descriptions of one hundred and five new fossils of that period, from the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi; with an Appendix. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser. 2.</em> 1(2): 111-134, pls 11-14 (August 1848)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780201
page(s): 130, pl. 14, figs. 13-14 [details]
additional source Palmer, K. V. W. & Brann, D. C. (1965). Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusca of the southern and eastern United States; Part I. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, and Cephalopoda. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 48 (218): 1-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10648641
page(s): 254 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Near Santee Canal [details]
