MolluscaBase taxon details
Prothyris elegans Meek, 1871 †
1659320 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1659320)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Meek, F. B. (1871). Descriptions of some new types of Palaeozoic shells. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(1): 4-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918138
page(s): 8-9, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 8-9, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Nebraska
type locality contained in Nebraska [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prothyris elegans Meek, 1871 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1659320 on 2025-09-12
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Meek, F. B. (1871). Descriptions of some new types of Palaeozoic shells. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(1): 4-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918138
page(s): 8-9, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
additional source Wilson, R. B. (1963). The lamellibranch genus <i>Prothyris</i> in the Upper Devonian and Carboniferous of Great Britain. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 6(1): 136-144, pl. 20. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 8-9, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
additional source Wilson, R. B. (1963). The lamellibranch genus <i>Prothyris</i> in the Upper Devonian and Carboniferous of Great Britain. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 6(1): 136-144, pl. 20. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
