WoRMS name details
Purpura vaquerosensis Arnold, 1907
1506053 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1506053)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Arnold R. (1907). New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of Santa Barbara County, California. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 50(4): 419-447, pls 50-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049393
page(s): 426, pl. 52 figs 1a-b [details]
page(s): 426, pl. 52 figs 1a-b [details]
Type locality contained in California
type locality contained in California [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Purpura vaquerosensis Arnold, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1506053 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Arnold R. (1907). New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of Santa Barbara County, California. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 50(4): 419-447, pls 50-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049393
page(s): 426, pl. 52 figs 1a-b [details]
page(s): 426, pl. 52 figs 1a-b [details]
Other
additional source
Powell II, C. L. & Houart, R. (2021). <i>Califrapana</i>: a new genus of California and Bája California late Oligocene to early Miocene muricids previously attributed to the genus <i>Rapana</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). <em>PaleoBios.</em> 38: 1-19., available online at https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3wr5675z
page(s): fig. 5; note: holotype illustrated [details]
page(s): fig. 5; note: holotype illustrated [details]




