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Cerithiopsis scalaris Locard, 1891
139083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139083)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym
Species
Cerithiopsis corona Gaglini, 1992 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 118 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
Note not stated [Mediterranean coast of France]
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Type locality not stated [Mediterranean coast of France] [details]
Homonymy Cerithiopsis scalaris Locard, 1891, is a secondary junior homonym of Terebra scalaris Tate, 1886. However, Cerithiopsis as...
Homonymy Cerithiopsis scalaris Locard, 1891, is a secondary junior homonym of Terebra scalaris Tate, 1886. However, Cerithiopsis as currently used may not be monophyletic, and after revision these two species may very well end up in different genera. It is not advisable to establish a replacement name for the junior name. [details]
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Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Cerithiopsis corona Gaglini, 1992) Gaglini A. (1992). Terze spigolature... Monterosatiane. <i>Argonauta</i> 7(1-6): 125-180
page(s): 129-130 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Cerithiopsis corona Gaglini, 1992) Gaglini A. (1992). Terze spigolature... Monterosatiane. <i>Argonauta</i> 7(1-6): 125-180
page(s): 129-130 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Authority ex Monterosato, 1878, nomen nudum [details]Homonymy Cerithiopsis scalaris Locard, 1891, is a secondary junior homonym of Terebra scalaris Tate, 1886. However, Cerithiopsis as currently used may not be monophyletic, and after revision these two species may very well end up in different genera. It is not advisable to establish a replacement name for the junior name. [details]
Type locality not stated [Mediterranean coast of France] [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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