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Mitra henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †
1720391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1720391)
accepted
Species
Mitra (Tiara) henekeni [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mitra henekeni [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Subspecies Mitra henikeri illacidata Woodring, 1928 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Dominican Republic
, Note San Domingo
type locality contained in Dominican Republic (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality San Domingo [details]
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, J. S. Heniker.
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, J. S. Heniker. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mitra henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1720391 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
