WoRMS taxon details
Tenaturris merita (Hinds, 1843)
435033 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:435033)
accepted
Species
Cithara fusconotata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavatula merita Hinds, 1843 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cytharella nereis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clavatula merita Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R. B. (1843). On new species of <i>Pleurotoma</i>, <i>Clavatula</i>, and <i>Mangelia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 36-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680014
page(s): 42. [details]
page(s): 42. [details]
Type locality contained in Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean
type locality contained in Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tenaturris merita (Hinds, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435033 on 2026-10-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cithara fusconotata P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Diagnoses of new forms of mollusks collected at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. J. Xantus. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 3, 14: 45-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15623690#page/59/
page(s): 46 [details]
original description (of Clavatula merita Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R. B. (1843). On new species of <i>Pleurotoma</i>, <i>Clavatula</i>, and <i>Mangelia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 36-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680014
page(s): 42. [details]
original description (of Cytharella nereis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) Pilsbry, H. A. & Lowe, H. N. (1932). West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by H. N. Lowe, 1929–1931. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 84: 33-144, 17 pls., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4064126.pdf
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 46 [details]
original description (of Clavatula merita Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R. B. (1843). On new species of <i>Pleurotoma</i>, <i>Clavatula</i>, and <i>Mangelia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 36-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680014
page(s): 42. [details]
original description (of Cytharella nereis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) Pilsbry, H. A. & Lowe, H. N. (1932). West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by H. N. Lowe, 1929–1931. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 84: 33-144, 17 pls., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4064126.pdf
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 155213)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
From editor or global species database
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