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Lucina horni Whitney, 1937

 

Remarks

  • Collector:    Keith Minor
  • Formation:  Trinity Group, Upper Glen Rose Limestone
  • Location:    Travis County, Texas

 

General Info

 

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

  • 1937 Lucina (Phacoides) horni Whitney
  • 1952 Lucina (Phacoides) horni Whitney; Whitney
  • 1969 Lucina horni Whitney; Moore
  • 2002 Lucina horni Whitney; Akers & Akers

 

Stratigraphic Occurrence

  • Trinity Group, Upper Glen Rose Limestone (Loriolia rosana Cooke Zone)

 

Age

  • Lucina horni Whitney occurs in the Early Albian Stage (~108 mya).

 

Geographic Occurrence (by no means an all-inclusive list)

  • Bandera County, TX
  • Comal County, TX
  • Hays County, TX
  • Travis County, TX

 

Remarks

         For identification and descriptions, see:

  • Whitney, M. I.  1952.  Some New Pelecypoda from the Glen Rose Formation of Texas.  Journal of Paleontology 26 (5), 697–707.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 April 2008 )
 
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