WoRMS taxon details
Alcyna exigua (A. A. Gould, 1861)
1473929 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1473929)
accepted
Species
Elenchus exiguus A. A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Elenchus exiguus A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 18. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 18. [details]
Type locality contained in China Sea
type locality contained in China Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Alcyna exigua (A. A. Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473929 on 2026-09-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Elenchus exiguus A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 18. [details]
new combination reference Hedley, C. (1913). Studies on Australian Mollusca, part XI. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 38(2): 258-339, pls 16-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6407315
page(s): 278. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 18. [details]
new combination reference Hedley, C. (1913). Studies on Australian Mollusca, part XI. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 38(2): 258-339, pls 16-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6407315
page(s): 278. [details]
Other
additional source
Hedley, C. (1915 ["1914"]). Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XII. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 39(4): 695–755, pls. 77–85., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6382583
page(s): 710, pl. 77, fig. 5 type. [details]
page(s): 710, pl. 77, fig. 5 type. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
