WoRMS name details
Merisca rhynchoscuta Olsson, 1961
606900 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:606900)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909
page(s): 382 [details]
page(s): 382 [details]
Type locality contained in Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Merisca rhynchoscuta Olsson, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606900 on 2025-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909
page(s): 382 [details]
page(s): 382 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
