MolluscaBase taxon details
Pterotheca saffordi (Hall, 1861) †
1867677 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1867677)
accepted
Species
Clioderma saffordi Hall, 1861 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Clioderma saffordi Hall, 1861 †) Hall, J. (1861). Upon some new and other species of fossils, from the rocks of the Hudson-river group of Ohio and the western states; with descriptions. <em>Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto.</em> 14: 89-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35839603
page(s): 96 [details]
page(s): 96 [details]
Note USA, Tennessee, Lebanon
Type locality USA, Tennessee, Lebanon [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pterotheca saffordi (Hall, 1861) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1867677 on 2026-08-24
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(of Clioderma saffordi Hall, 1861 †) Hall, J. (1861). Upon some new and other species of fossils, from the rocks of the Hudson-river group of Ohio and the western states; with descriptions. <em>Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto.</em> 14: 89-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35839603
page(s): 96 [details]
basis of record Wahlman G.P. (1992). Middle and Upper Ordovician symmetrical univalved mollusks (Monoplacophora and Bellerophontina) of the Cincinnati Arch region. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1066-O: 1-213., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1066o
page(s): 182-183, pl. 39, fig. 1-5, 13; pl. 40, fig. 8-9 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 96 [details]
basis of record Wahlman G.P. (1992). Middle and Upper Ordovician symmetrical univalved mollusks (Monoplacophora and Bellerophontina) of the Cincinnati Arch region. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1066-O: 1-213., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1066o
page(s): 182-183, pl. 39, fig. 1-5, 13; pl. 40, fig. 8-9 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality USA, Tennessee, Lebanon [details]
