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Pecten fraternus Conrad, 1862 †
1719246 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1719246)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1862). Descriptions of new genera, subgenera and species of Tertiary and Recent shells. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 14: 284-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951756
page(s): 291 [details]
page(s): 291 [details]
Type locality contained in Virginia
type locality contained in Virginia [details]
Status Ward & Blackwelder (1975) wrote that "[t]he diagnosis of this specimen sounds very much like that of Chesapecten...
Status Ward & Blackwelder (1975) wrote that "[t]he diagnosis of this specimen sounds very much like that of Chesapecten middlesexensis, but there is no figure, no locality other than Virginia, the type specimen appears to be lost, and the description is not complete enough to make a satisfactory judgement as to the intended species." [details]
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Conrad, T. A. (1862). Descriptions of new genera, subgenera and species of Tertiary and Recent shells. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 14: 284-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951756
page(s): 291 [details]
status source Ward, L. W.; Blackwelder, B. W. (1975). <i>Chesapecten</i>, a new genus of Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Miocene and Pliocene of Eastern North America. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 861: 1-24, pls. 1-7., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0861/report.pdf
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 291 [details]
status source Ward, L. W.; Blackwelder, B. W. (1975). <i>Chesapecten</i>, a new genus of Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Miocene and Pliocene of Eastern North America. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 861: 1-24, pls. 1-7., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0861/report.pdf
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors
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Status Ward & Blackwelder (1975) wrote that "[t]he diagnosis of this specimen sounds very much like that of Chesapecten middlesexensis, but there is no figure, no locality other than Virginia, the type specimen appears to be lost, and the description is not complete enough to make a satisfactory judgement as to the intended species." [details]
