WoRMS name details
Myrtaea [sic]
890784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:890784)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Genus
- Subgenus Myrtaea (Eulopia) Dall, 1901 accepted as Eulopia Dall, 1901 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Myrtaea pristiphora Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 accepted as Myrtina pristiphora (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901) (original spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Myrtea W. Turton, 1822) Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 133 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Myrtaea [sic]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890784 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
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(of Myrtea W. Turton, 1822) Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 133 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
