WoRMS name details

Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766)

220959  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220959)

 unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Description Habitat: open seas, but East African records are usually based on stranded individuals, often after storms. Distribution:...  
Description Habitat: open seas, but East African records are usually based on stranded individuals, often after storms. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2024). The Reptile Database. Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220959 on 2024-03-19
Date
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1998-06-26 15:23:02Z
created
2001-03-31 17:55:40Z
changed
2009-06-30 06:57:17Z
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2021-01-16 13:20:51Z
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original description  (of Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

source of synonymy Sanders, K. L.; Lee, M. S.; Mumpuni; Bertozzi, T.; Rasmussen, A. R. (2013). Multilocus phylogeny and recent rapid radiation of the viviparous sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66(3): 575-591., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.021 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Habitat: open seas, but East African records are usually based on stranded individuals, often after storms. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997). [details]

Habitat pelagic [details]
LanguageName 
English yellow-bellied sea snakeGolfo Dulce yellow sea snake  [details]
Japanese セグロウミヘビ  [details]