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Marginella americana Conrad, 1861 †
1818713 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1818713)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1861). Fossils of the Medial Tertiary of the United States. No. 4. Judah Dobson, Philadelphia, pp. 81-89, pl. 45-49., available online at https://books.google.de/books?redir_esc=y&hl=de&id=5vYyAQAAIAAJ
page(s): 86, pl. 49, fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 86, pl. 49, fig. 12 [details]
Original description Conrad did not describe the species ("This species I have not published a description of, as the specimen is lost. It was...
Original description Conrad did not describe the species ("This species I have not published a description of, as the specimen is lost. It was probably from Virginia."), but he provided an illustration and thereby made the name available. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Marginella americana Conrad, 1861 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1818713 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1861). Fossils of the Medial Tertiary of the United States. No. 4. Judah Dobson, Philadelphia, pp. 81-89, pl. 45-49., available online at https://books.google.de/books?redir_esc=y&hl=de&id=5vYyAQAAIAAJ
page(s): 86, pl. 49, fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 86, pl. 49, fig. 12 [details]
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Original description Conrad did not describe the species ("This species I have not published a description of, as the specimen is lost. It was probably from Virginia."), but he provided an illustration and thereby made the name available. [details]
