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Trichotropis vokesae W. D. Pitt & L. J. Pitt, 1989 †
1824434 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1824434)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Pitt, W. D. & Pitt, L. J. (1989). A new species of <i>Trichotropis</i> (Gastropoda: Mesogastropoda) from the Esmeraldas Beds, Onzole Formation, northwestern Ecuador. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 22(4): 131-136. [details]
Type locality contained in Ecuador
, Note Quebrada Camarones, cut bank on east side of...
type locality contained in Ecuador (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Quebrada Camarones, cut bank on east side of canyon, east of the village of Camarones, 20 kilometers (by road) east of bridge over Rio Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trichotropis vokesae W. D. Pitt & L. J. Pitt, 1989 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1824434 on 2025-09-11
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Pitt, W. D. & Pitt, L. J. (1989). A new species of <i>Trichotropis</i> (Gastropoda: Mesogastropoda) from the Esmeraldas Beds, Onzole Formation, northwestern Ecuador. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 22(4): 131-136. [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): 73, pl. S199 [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): 73, pl. S199 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****). [details]Type locality Quebrada Camarones, cut bank on east side of canyon, east of the village of Camarones, 20 kilometers (by road) east of bridge over Rio Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province [details]
