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Scalaria whitfieldi Aldrich, 1885 †
1763292 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1763292)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
Scalaria Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Aldrich, T. H. (1885). Notes on the Tertiary of Alabama and Mississippi, with descriptions of new species. <em>The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History.</em> 8(2): 145-153, pls. 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42537277
page(s): 152, pl. 3, fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 152, pl. 3, fig. 18 [details]
Type locality contained in Mississippi
, Note Red Bluff
type locality contained in Mississippi (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Red Bluff [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Robert Parr Whitfield (1828-1910).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Robert Parr Whitfield (1828-1910). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scalaria whitfieldi Aldrich, 1885 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1763292 on 2025-09-11
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Aldrich, T. H. (1885). Notes on the Tertiary of Alabama and Mississippi, with descriptions of new species. <em>The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History.</em> 8(2): 145-153, pls. 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42537277
page(s): 152, pl. 3, fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 152, pl. 3, fig. 18 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
