WoRMS name details
Kosmocephala Stimpson, 1857
177055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177055)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (Misspelling in figure legend in Jensen (1878: 97))
Genus
- Species Kosmocephala cordiceps Jensen, 1878 accepted as Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986 accepted as Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, misspelling in figure legend in Jensen (1878: 97))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
(of Cosmocephala Stimpson, 1857) Stimpson, W. (1857). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descrips, Pars II, Turbellarieorum Nemertineorum. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 159-165 [15-22 in separate]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51447
page(s): 165 [details]
page(s): 165 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Kosmocephala Stimpson, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177055 on 2026-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cosmocephala Stimpson, 1857) Stimpson, W. (1857). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descrips, Pars II, Turbellarieorum Nemertineorum. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 159-165 [15-22 in separate]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51447
page(s): 165 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
page(s): 165 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
Other
additional source
Jensen, O. S. (1878). Turbellaria ad litora Norvegiae occidentalia. Turbellarier ved Norges Vestkyst. <em>J W Eided Bogtrykkeri, Bergen.</em> 97 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1582487
page(s): 97; note: incorrect spelling in captions for figures 13-15 [details]
page(s): 97; note: incorrect spelling in captions for figures 13-15 [details]
