Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 30, 1817
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 87
Notes:
These fossils probably came from one of the islands in the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky. Turbinolia is a genus of corals belonging to the family Turbinoliidae. Lamarck first classified it in 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, vol. 2 (Paris, 1816), p. 230 / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13299004
The donor may have been John Finney McClenachan (1744-1825), who served in the Chester County (Pa.) militia during the Revolution and later moved to Kentucky.
Current Scientific Name
Turbinolia
