WoRMS name details
Cuspidaria contracta (Jeffreys, 1882)
407725 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:407725)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882 · unaccepted
marine
(of Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882) Jeffreys, J. G. (1882). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part IV). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881 : 922-952, pl. 70-71., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30760155
page(s): 941, pl. 71 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 941, pl. 71 fig. 4 [details]
Type locality contained in Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cuspidaria contracta (Jeffreys, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407725 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
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(of Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882) Jeffreys, J. G. (1882). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part IV). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881 : 922-952, pl. 70-71., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30760155
page(s): 941, pl. 71 fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details]
basis of record Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English].
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page(s): 941, pl. 71 fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details]
basis of record Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English].
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors
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Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neaera contracta Syntype USNM 63964) (from synonym Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
