WoRMS taxon details
Irus elegans (Deshayes, 1854)
832560 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:832560)
accepted
Species
Irus (Notopaphia) elegans (Deshayes, 1854) · alternative representation
Notopaphia elegans (Deshayes, 1854) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Irus elegans (Deshayes, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832560 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
