WoRMS taxon details
Iphigenia altior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
494753 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:494753)
accepted
Species
Capsa altior G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted (original combination)
Iphigenia ambigua Bertin, 1881 · unaccepted
marine
(of Capsa altior G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 196 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Iphigenia altior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494753 on 2025-08-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Capsa altior G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 196 [details]
original description (of Iphigenia ambigua Bertin, 1881) Bertin, V. (1881). Révision des Donacidées du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4: 57-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875372
page(s): 120, pl. 4 figs 4a-c [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
original description (of Iphigenia ambigua Bertin, 1881) Bertin, V. (1881). Révision des Donacidées du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4: 57-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875372
page(s): 120, pl. 4 figs 4a-c [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Capsa altior G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Iphigenia ambigua Bertin, 1881)
To Malacopics (Iphigenia altior (G.B.Sowerby,1833) Colombia, W. Colombia)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Capsa altior G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Iphigenia ambigua Bertin, 1881)
To Malacopics (Iphigenia altior (G.B.Sowerby,1833) Colombia, W. Colombia)
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