MolluscaBase - Zegalerus giganteus Beu, 1970 †

MolluscaBase name details

Zegalerus giganteus Beu, 1970 †

AphiaID

1359612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1359612)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Sigapatella gigantea (Beu, 1970) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Zegalerus H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Sigapatella R. P. Lesson, 1831

Original name

Zegalerus giganteus Beu, 1970 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Beu, A. G. (1970). Descriptions of new species and notes on taxonomy of New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Science.</em> 7: 113-136.
page(s): 124 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zegalerus giganteus Beu, 1970 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1359612 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-07-19 03:03:50Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-04-27 20:06:10Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Beu, A. G. (1970). Descriptions of new species and notes on taxonomy of New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Science.</em> 7: 113-136.
page(s): 124 [details]