MolluscaBase name details
Orthoceras mendax Salter, 1859 †
1756047 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1756047)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Salter, J. W. (1859). Fossils of the Durness limestone. <em>Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 15: 374-381., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36161931
page(s): 374, pl. 13, fig. 24 [details]
page(s): 374, pl. 13, fig. 24 [details]
Type locality contained in Scotland
type locality contained in Scotland [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orthoceras mendax Salter, 1859 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1756047 on 2025-04-06
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original description
Salter, J. W. (1859). Fossils of the Durness limestone. <em>Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 15: 374-381., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36161931
page(s): 374, pl. 13, fig. 24 [details]
page(s): 374, pl. 13, fig. 24 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
