MolluscaBase taxon details
Macrocallista palmerae Caster, 1938 †
1823277 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1823277)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Caster, K. E. (1938). Macroscopic fauna of the Quimbriz (Eocene) Formation on the Luculo River, Angola. <em>Comunicaç es dos Serviços Geológicos de Portugal.</em> 20: 53-83, 9 pls. [details]
Type locality contained in Angola
, Note along the Lucolo River
type locality contained in Angola (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality along the Lucolo River [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Katherine Evangeline Hilton van Winkle Palmer (1895-1982).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist/paleontologist, Katherine Evangeline Hilton van Winkle Palmer (1895-1982). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macrocallista palmerae Caster, 1938 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1823277 on 2025-09-12
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Caster, K. E. (1938). Macroscopic fauna of the Quimbriz (Eocene) Formation on the Luculo River, Angola. <em>Comunicaç es dos Serviços Geológicos de Portugal.</em> 20: 53-83, 9 pls. [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 58-59, pls. S148a-d [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 58-59, pls. S148a-d [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
