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Crassatellites branneri Waring, 1914 †
1716301 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1716301)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Waring, C. A. (1914). Eocene horizons of California. <em>The Journal of Geology.</em> Volume 22, n. 8, pp. 782-785., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747028
page(s): 782 [details]
page(s): 782 [details]
Original description Shell about 55mm. high, trigonal, slightly longer than high; beaks subcentral, prominent, deeply excavated front and back,...
Original description Shell about 55mm. high, trigonal, slightly longer than high; beaks subcentral, prominent, deeply excavated front and back, incurved, with sides sloping equally and rapidly, most abrupt in advance, slightly convex behind; lunule cordate; anterior end broadly rounded; posterior truncated and flattened from the umbonal ridge to the cardinal and posterior margins. Surface marked by lines of growth and fine radiating lines which are especially apparent in worn specimens. Leland Stanford Junior University Palaeontological Collection. Named in honor of Dr. J. C. Branner. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crassatellites branneri Waring, 1914 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1716301 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Waring, C. A. (1914). Eocene horizons of California. <em>The Journal of Geology.</em> Volume 22, n. 8, pp. 782-785., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747028
page(s): 782 [details]
page(s): 782 [details]
From editor or global species database
Original description Shell about 55mm. high, trigonal, slightly longer than high; beaks subcentral, prominent, deeply excavated front and back, incurved, with sides sloping equally and rapidly, most abrupt in advance, slightly convex behind; lunule cordate; anterior end broadly rounded; posterior truncated and flattened from the umbonal ridge to the cardinal and posterior margins. Surface marked by lines of growth and fine radiating lines which are especially apparent in worn specimens. Leland Stanford Junior University Palaeontological Collection. Named in honor of Dr. J. C. Branner. [details]
