WoRMS name details
Meroë Schumacher, 1817
516334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:516334)
unaccepted (incorrect original spelling)
Meroe Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Sunetta Link, 1807
Genus
- Species Meroë magnifica Reeve, 1864 accepted as Sunetta menstrualis (Menke, 1843) (misspelling)
- Species Meroë menstrualis sensu Reeve, 1864 accepted as Sunetta sunettina (Jousseaume, 1891) (misspelling)
- Species Meroë ovalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 accepted as Meroe ovalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 accepted as Sunetta bruggeni Fischer-Piette, 1974
- Species Meroë picta Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Sunetta meroe (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
Nomenclature Article 27 of the ICZN code determines that no diacritic or other mark is to be used in a scientific name. Hence, although...
Nomenclature Article 27 of the ICZN code determines that no diacritic or other mark is to be used in a scientific name. Hence, although Schumacher used Meroë in the original publication, the name of this genus must be corrected to Meroe. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meroë Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=516334 on 2025-05-01
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Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
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Nomenclature Article 27 of the ICZN code determines that no diacritic or other mark is to be used in a scientific name. Hence, although Schumacher used Meroë in the original publication, the name of this genus must be corrected to Meroe. [details]
