MCZ Malacology 50241

Melania elegantula Anthony, 1854

Syntype of Melania elegantula  
  Lectotype of Melania elegantula

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2010-11-30

North America: United States: Kentucky | [no specific locality data]

Current Identification
Melania elegantula Anthony, 1854 linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID
Previous Identification
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ledger entry - incorrect

Anthony 1854, page 103, Syntype of Melania elegantula Anthony, 1854 types not specified in text
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

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

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

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Kentucky
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007255 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Kentucky
  • Georeference:
  • 37.3850780°, -85.659180° (Error radius: 348388m) By: Emily Blank on 2020-03-19 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2010-11-30
  • 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;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

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

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