MCZ Malacology 72806

Leptoxis compacta (Anthony, 1854)

Syntype of Melania germana  
  Lectotype of Melania germana

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2010-03-03

North America: United States: Alabama | Cahawba River

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mala:72806 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Leptoxis compacta (Anthony, 1854)
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Common Name(s): oblong rocksnail
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Previous Identification
Melania germana Anthony, 1860
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cerithioidea Pleuroceridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID

Anthony 1860, page 61, Syntype of Melania germana Anthony, 1860 types not specified in text
Turner 1946, page 102, Voucher of Melania germana Anthony, 1860 cited as holotype
Graf 2001, page 47, Lectotype of Melania germana Anthony, 1860 notes that Turner's holotype citation was erroneous
Media type: text; Anthony 1860 Description: Descriptions of New Species of American Fluviatile Gasteropods;

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Shows Publication: Anthony 1860 Description: Descriptions of New Species of American Fluviatile Gasteropods

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

Attribute Value Determination On
reference Anthony, J.G. 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadel. 61. Turner, R.D. 1946. Occ. Pap. Moll. 1(8): 99. [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-10-18

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Alabama
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002659 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Cahawba River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Alabama, Cahawba River
  • Georeference:
  • 33.0087790°, -87.114633° (Error radius: 98588m) By: Emily Blank on 2021-06-25 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2010-03-03
  • 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 72801; 72802; 72803; 72804; 72805; 72806; 72807; 72808; 72809; 72810; 72811; 72812; 72813; 72814; 72815; 72816; 72817; 72818; 72819; 72820; 72821; 72822; 72823; 72824; 72825 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 072001-078000, pg.33;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:72801 Paphia sulcosa to MCZ:Mala:72825...

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