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Eupleura caudata var. etterae B. B. Baker, 1951

404140  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404140)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Ocenebrinae (Subfamily)
  10. Eupleura (Genus)
  11. Eupleura caudata (Species)
  12. Eupleura caudata var. etterae (Variety)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baker, B. B. (1951). Interesting shells from the Delmarva Peninsula. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(3): 73-77, pl. 5, figs. 4-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524338
page(s): 76, pl. 5, fig. 5; note: listed as Eupleura caudata, var. etterae, new form. Footnote on pg. 75, "Nomenclatorial subspecies" [details] 
Type locality contained in USA  
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
, Note Birchtown, Chincoteague, Virginia  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Birchtown, Chincoteague, Virginia [details]
Etymology Named for Mrs. Robert Etter of Onancock, Virginia  
Etymology Named for Mrs. Robert Etter of Onancock, Virginia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eupleura caudata var. etterae B. B. Baker, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404140 on 2025-04-29
Date
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by
2009-06-19 11:16:42Z
created
Houart, Roland
2010-02-16 14:21:45Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2019-04-12 20:23:53Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2023-06-20 15:51:59Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt

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Nomenclature

original description Baker, B. B. (1951). Interesting shells from the Delmarva Peninsula. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(3): 73-77, pl. 5, figs. 4-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524338
page(s): 76, pl. 5, fig. 5; note: listed as Eupleura caudata, var. etterae, new form. Footnote on pg. 75, "Nomenclatorial subspecies" [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Houart, R. (2024). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Ocenebrinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 238 pp.
page(s): 31 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Mrs. Robert Etter of Onancock, Virginia [details]

Type locality Birchtown, Chincoteague, Virginia [details]

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