WoRMS taxon details
Loxoconcha rhomboidea (Fischer, 1855)
128240 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128240)
accepted
Species
Cythere impressa Baird, 1850 · unaccepted (Junior subjetive synonym of...)
Junior subjetive synonym of Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855; Junior objective synonym of Cythere impressa McCoy, 1844
Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Loxoconcha bairdi Müller, 1912 · unaccepted (nomen novum for Cythere impressa...)
nomen novum for Cythere impressa Baird, 1850; Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855 (subjective synonym of Cythere impressa Baird, 1850) has priority over this name
Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850) · unaccepted (The original name (Cythere...)
The original name (Cythere impressa) is a junior objective synonym of Cythere impressa McCoy, 1844
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Neotype (of Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855) BMNH...
Neotype (of Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855) BMNH 1975.1238, verbatimGeounit Larvik, Southern Nor... [details]
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2026). World Ostracoda Database. Loxoconcha rhomboidea (Fischer, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128240 on 2026-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Loxoconcha bairdi Müller, 1912) Müller, G.W. (1912). Crustacea: Ostracoda. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> 31:1–434. [details] 
original description (of Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855) Fischer, S. (1855). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Ostracoden. <em>Abhandlungen der Matheatisch-Physikalischen Classe der koeniglich-Beyerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 7(3): 635-666., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11391803
page(s): 656; note: Cythere rhomboidea is a nomen novum for Cythere flavida Mueller, 1854 [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855) Fischer, S. (1855). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Ostracoden. <em>Abhandlungen der Matheatisch-Physikalischen Classe der koeniglich-Beyerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 7(3): 635-666., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11391803
page(s): 656; note: Cythere rhomboidea is a nomen novum for Cythere flavida Mueller, 1854 [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Athersuch, J; Whittaker, J E. (1976). On <i>Loxoconcha rhomboidea</i> (Fischer). <em>Stereo-Atlas of Ostracod Shells.</em> 3 (2): 81-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/117696#/summary [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype (of Cythere rhomboidea Fischer, 1855) BMNH 1975.1238, verbatimGeounit Larvik, Southern Nor... [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | loksokoncha [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Loxoconcha bairdi Müller, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Loxoconcha bairdi Müller, 1912)
To PESI (from synonym Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Loxoconcha bairdi Müller, 1912)
To PESI (from synonym Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Loxoconcha impressa (Baird, 1850))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym
