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Sphenotus contractus (J. Hall, 1843) †
1805443 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805443)
accepted
Species
Cypricardia contracta J. Hall, 1843 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Cypricardia contracta J. Hall, 1843 †) Hall, J. (1843). Geology of New-York. Part IV, comprising the survey of the fourth geological district. <em>Natural History of New York.</em> 4: 1-683., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55361967
page(s): 292, textfig. 139(4) [details]
page(s): 292, textfig. 139(4) [details]
Type locality contained in New York
type locality contained in New York [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphenotus contractus (J. Hall, 1843) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805443 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypricardia contracta J. Hall, 1843 †) Hall, J. (1843). Geology of New-York. Part IV, comprising the survey of the fourth geological district. <em>Natural History of New York.</em> 4: 1-683., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55361967
page(s): 292, textfig. 139(4) [details]
basis of record Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): 399-400, pl. 66, figs 1, 3-9, 11-13, 15 (10, 16, 17, 19?), pl. 94, fig. 2 [details]
additional source McAlester, A. L. (1962). Upper Devonian Pelecypods of the New York Chemung Stage. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 16: 1-88, 32 pls.
page(s): 61; note: "the ultimate assignment of [this] species to the genus Sphenotus is, however, doubtful" [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 292, textfig. 139(4) [details]
basis of record Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): 399-400, pl. 66, figs 1, 3-9, 11-13, 15 (10, 16, 17, 19?), pl. 94, fig. 2 [details]
additional source McAlester, A. L. (1962). Upper Devonian Pelecypods of the New York Chemung Stage. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 16: 1-88, 32 pls.
page(s): 61; note: "the ultimate assignment of [this] species to the genus Sphenotus is, however, doubtful" [details] Available for editors
[request]
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