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Deep-Sea taxon details

Myrtea W. Turton, 1822

Myrtea spinifera

AphiaID

138151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138151)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon of

Myrteinae Chavan, 1969
Myrteinae Chavan, 1969

Parent

Myrteinae Chavan, 1969

Orig. name

Myrtea W. Turton, 1822

Direct children (7)

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Species Myrtea amorpha (Sturany, 1896)
Species Myrtea catonii (Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016)
Species Myrtea hyphalosa Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016
Species Myrtea investigatoris Cosel & Bouchet, 2008
Species Myrtea spinifera (Montagu, 1803)
Species Myrtea tanimbarensis Cosel & Bouchet, 2008
Species Myrtea triclotae Cosel & Bouchet, 2008

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 133 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Myrtea W. Turton, 1822. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138151 on 2024-05-08

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myrtea W. Turton, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138151 on 2024-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2015-01-23 20:03:29Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2018-06-30 10:51:39Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

[taxonomic tree]

original description Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 133 [details]

basis of record Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 113 [details]