WoRMS name details
Elenchus exiguus A. A. Gould, 1861
1473931 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1473931)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Elenchus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Elenchus exiguus A. A. Gould, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473931 on 2026-09-28
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
Other
additional source
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): 278. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
