MCZ Malacology 50236

Elimia arachnoidea (Anthony, 1854)

Syntype of Melania arachnoidea

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2009-09-09

North America: United States: Tennessee | near Loudon, a small stream emptying into the Tennessee River

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mala:50236 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Malacology 50236 Description: Image of specimen labels. Photographed for a researcher request.; Aspect: Labels

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Media type: image; Malacology 50236 Description: Image of two dry shells, dorsal view. Photographed for a researcher request.; Aspect: DOR

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Media type: image; Malacology 50236 Description: Image of two dry shells, lateral view. Photographed for a researcher request.; Aspect: LAT

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Media type: image; Malacology 50236 Description: Image of two dry shells, apertural view. Photographed for a researcher request.; Aspect: APT

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Current Identification
Elimia arachnoidea (Anthony, 1854)
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Common Name(s): spider elimia
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: MolluscaBase May 2021
Previous Identifications
Melania arachnoidea Anthony, 1854 linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Determiner: John Gould Anthonylinked data icon
Nature of ID: type ID
Goniobasis arachnoidea (Anthony, 1854)
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy
Remarks: ledger entry - incorrect

Anthony 1854, page 96, Syntype of Melania arachnoidea Anthony, 1854
Turner 1946, page 99, Voucher of Melania arachnoidea Anthony, 1854 cited as holotype
Graf 2001, page 11, Voucher of Melania arachnoidea Anthony, 1854 cited as syntypes; notes that Turner's holotype citation 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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Part Condition Disposition Count
shell (dry) unchecked in collection 2 History

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  • Ledger read: "Desc. as Melania Type series" in Remarks.; Entered from ledger.

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Tennessee
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007825 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • near Loudon, a small stream emptying into the Tennessee River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Tennessee, near Loudon, a small stream emptying into the Tennessee River
  • Georeference:
  • 35.7328540°, -84.333811° (Error radius: 6356m) By: Brendan Haley on 2019-06-10 (Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2019-06-10)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2009-09-09
  • 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 50226; 50227; 50228; 50229; 50230; 50231; 50232; 50233; 50234; 50235; 50236; 50237; 50238; 50239; 50240; 50241; 50242; 50243; 50244; 50245; 50246; 50247; 50248; 50249; 50250 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 048001-054000, pg.90;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:50226 Teredo sp. to MCZ:Mala:50250 Io ...

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