WoRMS taxon details
Compressidens platyceras (Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897)
344586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344586)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dentalium (Compressidens) platyceras Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897) Pilsbry, H. A. & Sharp, B. (1897-1898). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 17: Scaphopoda. pp i-xxxii, 1-348, pls 1-48. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-80, pls. 1-9, 11 May 1897; pp. 81-144, Pl. 10-26, 15 Oct 1897; pp. 145-224, Pl. 27-37, 03 May 1898; pp. 225-348, i-xxxii, Pl. 38-48, 7 Dec 1898]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41487
page(s): 126-127, pl. 22 figs 58-60 [details]
page(s): 126-127, pl. 22 figs 58-60 [details]
Type locality contained in New South Wales
type locality contained in New South Wales [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Compressidens platyceras (Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344586 on 2025-06-19
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Nomenclature
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(of Dentalium (Compressidens) platyceras Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897) Pilsbry, H. A. & Sharp, B. (1897-1898). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 17: Scaphopoda. pp i-xxxii, 1-348, pls 1-48. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-80, pls. 1-9, 11 May 1897; pp. 81-144, Pl. 10-26, 15 Oct 1897; pp. 145-224, Pl. 27-37, 03 May 1898; pp. 225-348, i-xxxii, Pl. 38-48, 7 Dec 1898]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41487
page(s): 126-127, pl. 22 figs 58-60 [details]
page(s): 126-127, pl. 22 figs 58-60 [details]
Other
additional source
Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2004). Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 26 (4): 549-726., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/26/4/catalogue-des-noms-du-groupe-espece-de-scaphopodes-mollusca-recents-et-fossiles [details]
additional source Lamprell K. L. & Healy J. M., 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 24: 1-189. [details]
additional source Lamprell K. L. & Healy J. M., 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 24: 1-189. [details]





Unreviewed
Habitat shelf to bathyal [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Dentalium platyceras. Sharp & Pilsbry in Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897. Manual of Conchology (Ser. 1) 17 (65-66): 126-127, pl. 22, figs. 58-60 - catalog no. 35565) (from synonym Dentalium (Compressidens) platyceras Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897)
To Malacopics (Compressidens platyceras (Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897))
To Malacopics (Compressidens platyceras (Sharp & Pilsbry, 1897))