Marine Species Traits - Megaentalina comprimata (Plate, 1908)

WoRMS taxon details

Megaentalina comprimata (Plate, 1908)

AphiaID

558411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558411)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Megaentalina Habe, 1963

Original name

Dentalium (Compressidens) comprimatum Plate, 1908

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Dentalium (Compressidens) comprimatum Plate, 1908) Plate, L. H. (1908). Die Solenoconchen der Valdivia Expedition. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899.</em> 9(3): 337-362, pl. 30.
page(s): 349, pl. 30, figs 26-34 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megaentalina comprimata (Plate, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558411 on 2025-05-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-01-16 16:20:04Z

created

Scarabino, Victor

2022-11-04 20:12:19Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Dentalium (Compressidens) comprimatum Plate, 1908) Plate, L. H. (1908). Die Solenoconchen der Valdivia Expedition. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899.</em> 9(3): 337-362, pl. 30.
page(s): 349, pl. 30, figs 26-34 [details]

Unreviewed

New combination New material from Mozambique Channel confirms that the species correspond to Megaenalina [details]

Definitions