WoRMS name details
Avicula (Meleagrina) echinus Dunker, 1872
1061590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1061590)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dunker, W. (1872–1880). Die Gattung <i>Avicula</i> in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. pp. 1–84,. <em>in: H.C. Küster (ed.), Systematisches Conchylien–Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> Volume 7, part 3. Bauer und Raspe, Nurnberg [pp. 1–56, pl. 1–18, 1872; pp. 57–68, pl. 19–24, 1879; pp. 69–84, pl. 25–27, 1880]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34340065
page(s): 40, pl. 13, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 40, pl. 13, fig. 2 [details]
Nomenclature originally described as Avicula (Meleagrina) echinus; herein corrected to echina because Avicula is of feminine gender
Nomenclature originally described as Avicula (Meleagrina) echinus; herein corrected to echina because Avicula is of feminine gender [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Avicula (Meleagrina) echinus Dunker, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1061590 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Dunker, W. (1872–1880). Die Gattung <i>Avicula</i> in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. pp. 1–84,. <em>in: H.C. Küster (ed.), Systematisches Conchylien–Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> Volume 7, part 3. Bauer und Raspe, Nurnberg [pp. 1–56, pl. 1–18, 1872; pp. 57–68, pl. 19–24, 1879; pp. 69–84, pl. 25–27, 1880]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34340065
page(s): 40, pl. 13, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Tëmkin, I.; Glaubrecht, M.; Köhler, F. (2009). Wilhelm Dunker, his collection, and pteriid systematics. <em>Malacologia.</em> 51(1): 39-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63538559
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 40, pl. 13, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Tëmkin, I.; Glaubrecht, M.; Köhler, F. (2009). Wilhelm Dunker, his collection, and pteriid systematics. <em>Malacologia.</em> 51(1): 39-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63538559
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors

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Nomenclature originally described as Avicula (Meleagrina) echinus; herein corrected to echina because Avicula is of feminine gender [details]