WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Megalomphalus mercatoris Adam & Knudsen, 1969

AphiaID

580207 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:580207)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Megalomphalus depressus (G. Seguenza, 1876) accepted as Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata Grillo, 1877) accepted as Megalomphalus azoneus (Brusina, 1865)

Rank

Species

Parent

Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871

Original name

Megalomphalus mercatoris Adam & Knudsen, 1969

Environment

marine

Original description

Adam, W. & Knudsen, J. (1969). Quelques genres de mollusques prosobranches marins ou peu connus de l'Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 44 (27): 1-69., available online at http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=ref&refid=2123&printversion=1&dropIMIStitle=1
page(s): 63-64 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Megalomphalus mercatoris Adam & Knudsen, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580207 on 2026-02-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-09-18 08:12:44Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-05-20 19:55:24Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2024-01-21 09:28:59Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description Adam, W. & Knudsen, J. (1969). Quelques genres de mollusques prosobranches marins ou peu connus de l'Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 44 (27): 1-69., available online at http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=ref&refid=2123&printversion=1&dropIMIStitle=1
page(s): 63-64 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Warén, A.; Bouchet, P. (1988). A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico. 24 (5-8): 73-100.
page(s): 89-90 [details] Available for editors