WoRMS taxon details
Amphithyris comitodentis Nauendorf, Wörheide & Lüter, 2014
815912 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:815912)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nauendorf, A.; Wörheide, G.; Lüter, C. (2014). Revision of the brachiopod genus <em>Amphithyris</em> (Rhynchonelliformea: Platidiidae) with descriptions of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3847(2): 221-240., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3847.2.3 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype NIWA 92391, geounit New Zealand Exclusive...
Holotype NIWA 92391, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology Specific epithet 'comitodentis' after the Latin 'comitans' (= accompanying or parallel) and 'dens' (= tooth ) referring to...
Etymology Specific epithet 'comitodentis' after the Latin 'comitans' (= accompanying or parallel) and 'dens' (= tooth ) referring to the fact that this is the only species within Amphithyris with its teeth parallel to the hinge line. [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Amphithyris comitodentis Nauendorf, Wörheide & Lüter, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815912 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Nauendorf, A.; Wörheide, G.; Lüter, C. (2014). Revision of the brachiopod genus <em>Amphithyris</em> (Rhynchonelliformea: Platidiidae) with descriptions of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3847(2): 221-240., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3847.2.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Lüter, C. (2008). Recent brachiopods collected during the deep-sea cruise SO 168 ZEALANDIA with the research vessel FS SONNE between Mt. Spong (Tasman Sea) and the Chatham Islands (Pacific) in 2002/2003. <em>Fossils and Strata.</em> 54: 311-320.
note: Material in this paper designated as Amphithyris buckmani was later recognized as belonging to the new species A. comitodentis by Nauendorf et al. (2014). [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Material in this paper designated as Amphithyris buckmani was later recognized as belonging to the new species A. comitodentis by Nauendorf et al. (2014). [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NIWA 92391, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Etymology Specific epithet 'comitodentis' after the Latin 'comitans' (= accompanying or parallel) and 'dens' (= tooth ) referring to the fact that this is the only species within Amphithyris with its teeth parallel to the hinge line. [details]
