MCZ Malacology 161992

Lithasia obovata (Say, 1829)

Syntype of Melania latitans  
  Lectotype of Melania latitans

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2010-02-10

North America: United States: Kentucky: Edmonson | Mammoth Cave

Current Identification
Lithasia obovata (Say, 1829) linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Common Name(s): Shawnee rocksnail
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Melania latitans Anthony, 1854
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID

Turner 1946, page 103, Voucher of Melania latitans Anthony, 1854 cited as holotype
Graf 2001, page 61, Lectotype of Melania latitans Anthony, 1854 notes that Turner's holotype designation was erroneous
Media type: text; Anthony 1854 Description: Descriptions of New Fluviatile Shells of the Genus MELANIA Lam., from the Western States of North America;

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Shows Publication: Anthony 1854 Description: Descriptions of New Fluviatile Shells of the Genus MELANIA Lam., from the Western States of North America

Media type: text; Turner 1946 Description: John Gould Anthony with a bibliography and catalogue of his species;

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Shows Publication: Turner 1946 Description: John Gould Anthony with a bibliography and catalogue of his species

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Part Condition Disposition Count
shell (dry) unchecked in collection 1 History

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  • ex. Anthony, J.G.; Entered from ledger.

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Kentucky
  • County:
  • Edmonson
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mammoth Cave
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Kentucky, Mammoth Cave
  • Georeference:
  • 37.1846800°, -86.102080° (Error radius: 900m) By: Jeremy Kisala on 2020-08-05 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2010-02-10
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Malacology 161976;  161977;  161978;  161979;  161980;  161981;  161982;  161983;  161984;  161985;  161986;  161987;  161988;  161989;  161990;  161991;  161992;  161993;  161994;  161995;  161996;  161997;  161998;  161999;  162000 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 156001-162000, pg.240;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:161976 Unio mosulensis Syntype to MCZ...

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