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Publication Modell (1957): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Modell, H. 1957. Die fossilen Najaden Nordamerikas. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 86: 183-200. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Protamblema Modell, 1957
Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 189.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 90.
(new name for Loxopleurus Meek, 1871)
Type species: Unio belliplicatus Meek, 1870 = Protamblema belliplicatus

Attributed Nominal Species

Arkansia macneili Modell, 1957
MacNeil, 1935. Jour. Paleont. 9: 15, pl. 5, fig. 5 [as ‘Unidentified fragments probably related to the Quadrula group’].
Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 191.

Dysnomia (Penita) tyrelli Modell, 1957
‘Russel’ Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 194.

Elliptio nanaimonensis Modell, 1957
‘Whiteaves’ Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 187.

Mycetopoda diliculi Henderson, 1935
‘Pilsbry in Wanner’ of Authors.
Henderson, 1935. GSA, Spec. Pap. 3: 62.
Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 185.

Pliconaias popenoi Modell, 1957
‘MacNeil’ Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 190.

Protamblema belliplicata macneili Modell, 1957
Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 189.

Ptychobranchus subspathulatus Modell, 1957
‘Meek & Hayden’ Modell, 1957. Arch. Moll. 86: 192.

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