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Polychaeta taxon detailsTheodisca Müller, 1858
326049 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326049)
accepted
Genus
Theodisca aurantiaca Müller, 1858 (type by monotypy)
marine,
recent only
feminine
Müller, F. (1858). Einiges über die Annelidenfauna der Insel Santa Catharina an der brasilianischen Küste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 24(1): 211-220, plates VI-VII. (Aus einer brieflichen Mittheilung an Prof. Grube)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460059
page(s): 216 [details] 
Etymology Not stated. Theodiscus in Medieval Latin, meaning "of the people", was a reference to West Germanic native languages (non...
Etymology Not stated. Theodiscus in Medieval Latin, meaning "of the people", was a reference to West Germanic native languages (non Latin) as spoken by the local people, and is Latin borrowed from German roots. As an adjective the spelling Theodisca is nominative singular feminine. Why Müller would use this word as a genus name is not known. [details] Homonymy The fossil gastropod genus Theodisca Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2023 † is a replaced junior homonym of the orbiniid...
Homonymy The fossil gastropod genus Theodisca Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2023 † is a replaced junior homonym of the orbiniid polychaete genus Theodisca Müller, 1858. The gastropod name has since been replaced by Theodiscella Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 † [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Theodisca Müller, 1858. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326049 on 2026-08-15
Date action by
original description
Müller, F. (1858). Einiges über die Annelidenfauna der Insel Santa Catharina an der brasilianischen Küste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 24(1): 211-220, plates VI-VII. (Aus einer brieflichen Mittheilung an Prof. Grube)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460059
page(s): 216 [details] status source Álvarez, Ricardo; Di Domenico, Maikon; Harris, Leslie; Keppel, Erica; Langeneck, Joachim; Meca, Miguel A.; Lana, Paulo; Budaeva, Nataliya. (2025). Molecular phylogeny of <i>Naineris</i> and <i>Protoaricia</i> (Annelida: Orbiniidae) with the reinstatement of <i>Theodisca</i>. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 205(4): zlaf161: 1-17., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/205/4/zlaf161/8374796 page(s): 9 of 17; note: reinstatement of Theodisca as valid (was synonym of Naineris). Authors state they designate Theodisca aurantiaca as type species, but they cannot do this. It already is nominal type species of the g... reinstatement of Theodisca as valid (was synonym of Naineris). Authors state they designate Theodisca aurantiaca as type species, but they cannot do this. It already is nominal type species of the genus.
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Etymology Not stated. Theodiscus in Medieval Latin, meaning "of the people", was a reference to West Germanic native languages (non Latin) as spoken by the local people, and is Latin borrowed from German roots. As an adjective the spelling Theodisca is nominative singular feminine. Why Müller would use this word as a genus name is not known. [details]Grammatical gender Theodisca is a feminine form of Theodiscus. Müller combined it with a feminine suffix adjective, aurantiaca [details] Homonymy The fossil gastropod genus Theodisca Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2023 † is a replaced junior homonym of the orbiniid polychaete genus Theodisca Müller, 1858. The gastropod name has since been replaced by Theodiscella Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 † [details] Synonymy Was treated as a junior synonym of Naineris [details] |
