Marine Species Traits - Megascolides americanus F. Smith, 1897

Traits name details

Megascolides americanus F. Smith, 1897

AphiaID

1070972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1070972)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Rank

Species

Parent

Megascolides McCoy, 1878

Environment

terrestrial

Original description

Smith, F. (1897). Upon an undescribed species of Megascolides from the United States. <em>The American Naturalist.</em> 31(363): 202-204., available online at https://doi.org/10.1086/276573 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Megascolides americanus F. Smith, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1070972 on 2025-05-30

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Megascolides americanus F. Smith, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1070972 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-03-12 08:59:35Z

created

Reynolds, John W.

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Sources (2)

original description Smith, F. (1897). Upon an undescribed species of Megascolides from the United States. <em>The American Naturalist.</em> 31(363): 202-204., available online at https://doi.org/10.1086/276573 [details]

basis of record Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda. , available online at https://nomenclatura-oligochaetologica.inhs.illinois.edu/ [details]