BeRMS taxon details
Terebratula Müller, 1776
869072 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869072)
accepted
Genus
- Species Terebratula capsula Jeffreys, 1859 accepted as Gwynia capsula (Jeffreys, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Terebratula Müller, 1776. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869072 on 2026-07-25
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Terebratula Müller, 1776. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869072 on 2026-07-25
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Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
