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Acmaea simplex

Gastropoda - Patellida - Acmaeidae

Taxonomy
Acmaea simplex was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 438 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Acmaea simplex Dickerson p. 181 figs. PI. 31, Figs. 11a and 11b
1944Acmaea simplex Durham p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyAcmaeidae()
subfamilyAcmaeinaeForbes 1850
genusAcmaeaEschscholtz 1830
speciessimplex

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Acmaea simplex Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
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