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Drepanocheilus Meek, 1864 †
828140 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:828140)
unaccepted (alternative original spelling)
Genus
- Subgenus Drepanocheilus (Tulochilus) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † accepted as Drepanochilus (Tulochilus) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † represented as Drepanochilus Meek, 1864 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Drepanocheilus (Tulochilus) bensoni H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † accepted as Drepanochilus bensoni H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † (misspelling of genus name)
- Species Drepanocheilus (Tulochilus) retisurus Stilwell, 2003 † accepted as Drepanochilus (Tulochilus) retisurus Stilwell, 2003 † represented as Drepanochilus retisurus Stilwell, 2003 †
- Species Drepanocheilus (Tulochilus) erebus Stilwell, 2000 † represented as Drepanochilus erebus Stilwell, 2000 †
- Species Drepanocheilus bensoni Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † accepted as Drepanochilus bensoni H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † (misspelling of genus name)
- Species Drepanocheilus elongatodigitatus Nagao, 1934 † accepted as Drepanochilus elongatodigitatus Nagao, 1934 †
- Species Drepanocheilus evansi Cossmann, 1904 † accepted as Drepanochilus evansi Cossmann, 1904 †
- Species Drepanocheilus herberti Kiel & Bandel, 2002 † accepted as Drepanochilus herberti Kiel & Bandel, 2002 † (alternative spelling of genus name)
- Species Drepanocheilus pervetus (Stanton, 1921) † accepted as Drepanochilus pervetus (Stanton, 1921) †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
(of Drepanochilus Meek, 1864 †) Meek, F.B. (1864). Checklist of the invertebrate fossils of North America. Cretaceous and Jurassic. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 177: ii + 1–40 p., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817685
page(s): 19, 35 [details]
page(s): 19, 35 [details]
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(of Drepanochilus Meek, 1864 †) Meek, F.B. (1864). Checklist of the invertebrate fossils of North America. Cretaceous and Jurassic. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 177: ii + 1–40 p., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817685
page(s): 19, 35 [details]
page(s): 19, 35 [details]
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Spelling Drepanocheilus and Drepanochilus are alternative original spellings. The spelling Drepanochilus was selected as the valid one under Art. 24.2.4 by Meek [1876, (in Hayden, ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, 9: 324]. [details]
