WoRMS name details
Meyeria decorata Locard, 1897
749249 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:749249)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Meyeria Dunker & Metzger, 1874 accepted as Metzgeria Norman, 1879
- Variety Meyeria decorata var. ecaudata Locard, 1897 accepted as Amiantofusus amiantus (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): vol. 1 p. 337-338, pl. 16 fig. 31-34 [details]
page(s): vol. 1 p. 337-338, pl. 16 fig. 31-34 [details]
Note Azores (38°38'N, 28°21'W, 1257 m)
Type locality Azores (38°38'N, 28°21'W, 1257 m) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meyeria decorata Locard, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=749249 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): vol. 1 p. 337-338, pl. 16 fig. 31-34 [details]
page(s): vol. 1 p. 337-338, pl. 16 fig. 31-34 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Bouchet, P. & Warén, A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> supplement 1: 121-296., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/140763 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Azores (38°38'N, 28°21'W, 1257 m) [details]