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Chione (Nioche) Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948

AphiaID

1759464 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1759464)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded rank

Accepted name

Nioche Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Chione Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Chione (Nioche) Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948

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Species Chione (Nioche) keenae T. Soot-Ryen, 1958 represented as Chione keenae T. Soot-Ryen, 1958 accepted as Tawera elliptica (Lamarck, 1818)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Hertlein, L. G. & Strong, A. M. (1948). Eastern Pacific Expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XXXIX: Mollusks from the West Coast of Mexico and Central America. Part VI. <em>Zoologica.</em> 33(4): 163-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52150624
page(s): 186 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chione (Nioche) Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1759464 on 2026-07-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2024-07-05 04:42:52Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-02-05 23:21:19Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Hertlein, L. G. & Strong, A. M. (1948). Eastern Pacific Expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XXXIX: Mollusks from the West Coast of Mexico and Central America. Part VI. <em>Zoologica.</em> 33(4): 163-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52150624
page(s): 186 [details]

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