MolluscaBase - Westerna C. L. Webster, 1905 †

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Westerna C. L. Webster, 1905 †

AphiaID

1802638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1802638)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Loxonema gigantea C. L. Webster, 1888 † accepted as Westerna gigantea (C. L. Webster, 1888) † (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Palaeotrochidae Knight, 1956 †

Original name

Westerna C. L. Webster, 1905 †

Direct children (2)

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Species Westerna gigantea (C. L. Webster, 1888) †
Species Westerna pulchra C. L. Fenton & M. A. Fenton, 1924 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Webster, C. L. (1905). Description of a new genus of gastropod from the Hackberry Group of Iowa. <em>The Iowa Naturalist.</em> 1(3): 54-55.
page(s): 55 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Westerna C. L. Webster, 1905 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1802638 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-03-08 14:03:30Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Webster, C. L. (1905). Description of a new genus of gastropod from the Hackberry Group of Iowa. <em>The Iowa Naturalist.</em> 1(3): 54-55.
page(s): 55 [details]