Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Murex fimbriatus [Lightfoot], 1786 for...
Note "Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Murex fimbriatus [Lightfoot], 1786" for taxon Murex fimbriatus Brocchi, 1814 † has been added by Thomas A. Neubauer via the webinterface on...
View ArticleStatus: Potential senior synonym of Angustifusus vindobonensis (Hoernes &...
Note "Status: Potential senior synonym of Angustifusus vindobonensis (Hoernes & Auinger, 1890), but the type material is lost." for taxon Fusus grallifer Handmann, 1882 † has been added by Thomas...
View ArticleEtymology: The first part of Sanguinothus de Silva & Burdon-Jones, is...
Note "Etymology: The first part of Sanguinothus de Silva & Burdon-Jones, is evidently from L. sanguisuga, f. a bloodsucker, and the second part the authors say is from nothus, a mongrel "to denote...
View ArticleType locality: collected from the fins of Cottus bubalis from Holyhead...
Note "Type locality: collected from the fins of Cottus bubalis from Holyhead Island, Anglesey, and Port Erin, Wales, UK" for taxon Sanguinothus pinnarum (de Silva & Burdon-Jones, 1961) has been...
View ArticleEtymology: There is no etymology statement for the species-group name but...
Note "Etymology: There is no etymology statement for the species-group name but 'pinnarum' from pinna, a fin (or feather etc) meaning 'of a fin' is evidently a noun plural genitive in apposition, thus...
View ArticleSpelling: Sawyer (1986: 663) changed the spelling to P. pinnara as if the...
Note "Spelling: Sawyer (1986: 663) changed the spelling to P. pinnara as if the original pinnarum was an gender variable suffix adjective. However, 'pinnarum' is obviously a noun plural genitive in...
View ArticleEtymology: No etymology statement but evidently the name is a combination of...
Note "Etymology: No etymology statement but evidently the name is a combination of 'arctic' (the samples came from Iceland so not really Arctic) with the standard 'bdella' (feminine, leech) ending...
View ArticleType locality: Trawled off the north-west and the south-east coasts of...
Note "Type locality: Trawled off the north-west and the south-east coasts of Iceland." for taxon Arctobdella branchiarum de Silva & Kabata, 1961 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the webinterface...
View ArticleEtymology: Not stated but 'branchiarum' is evidently indicating that the...
Note "Etymology: Not stated but 'branchiarum' is evidently indicating that the leeches were on the gills of the fish. It must be a genitive plural noun in apposition ('of the gills' of the fish) and...
View ArticleNew combination: New combination herein, based on the objective synonymy of...
Note "New combination: New combination herein, based on the objective synonymy of Pustulifer with Juliania." for taxon Juliania davoustiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1851) † has been added by Philippe Bouchet via...
View ArticleDistribution: The distribution map may be incorrect - the type locality being...
Note "Distribution: The distribution map may be incorrect - the type locality being near several, partly overlapping, regions" for taxon Zebina mandebensis Neubert & R. Janssen, 2024 has been added...
View ArticleEditor's comment: Most probably, Rissolina is paraphyletic, based principally...
Note "Editor's comment: Most probably, Rissolina is paraphyletic, based principally on the presence of a spiral channel and, more anteriorly, a spiral rib on the base. These characters, however, are...
View ArticleAdditional information: Both Hoffman (1999) and Shelley (2002) incorrectly...
Note "Additional information: Both Hoffman (1999) and Shelley (2002) incorrectly used the species epithet carmela instead of the correct carmelina." for taxon Doilene carmela Chamberlin, 1941 has been...
View ArticleTaxonomic remark: According to Footnote 1 in Shelley et al. (1998): Verhoeff...
Note "Taxonomic remark: According to Footnote 1 in Shelley et al. (1998): Verhoeff (1944) erected Hawaicambala, spelled as “Hawaiicambala” by Hoffman (1980), for these cambaloids, but this genus was...
View ArticleAdditional information: The original spelling used by Verhoeff, 1944 was...
Note "Additional information: The original spelling used by Verhoeff, 1944 was "Hawaicambala," but this genus was listed as "Hawaiicambala" in Hoffman (1980), a subsequent incorrect spelling." for...
View ArticleEtymology: From Greek trōglo: cave, common prefix for terrestrial...
Note "Etymology: From Greek trōglo: cave, common prefix for terrestrial cave-dwelling animals, and Latin persicus: Iranian." for taxon Chiraziulus troglopersicus Reboleira, Malek Hosseini, Sadeghi...
View ArticleType locality: Russia, Bashkortostan, Shakhtau (approximately 13 km E of the...
Note "Type locality: Russia, Bashkortostan, Shakhtau (approximately 13 km E of the city of Sterlitamak), locality no. 5538/7" for taxon Lekiskochiton crassus Mazaev, 2024 † has been added by Maxim...
View ArticleSpecimen: Beecheria millepunctata (Hall) was described (as Terebratula...
Note "Specimen: Beecheria millepunctata (Hall) was described (as Terebratula millepunctata) from a single specimen which is apparently lost according to Sutherland & Harlow (1973) (who failed to...
View ArticleTaxonomic remark: Waterhouse (1998, pp. 113-114) states regarding...
Note "Taxonomic remark: Waterhouse (1998, pp. 113-114) states regarding Pseudostrophalosia ingelarensis, that "I remain doubtful about the validity or usefulness of the taxon and prefer the synonymy to...
View ArticleStatus: It is uncertain whether this taxon was considered as a new species by...
Note "Status: It is uncertain whether this taxon was considered as a new species by Piette (1855) or whether he meant Chemnitzia curta A. d'Orbigny, 1850 instead. Piette did not indicate several of his...
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