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Type locality: “Regione Giapponese” (Tapparone Canefri, 1874: 156) (most...

Note "Type locality: “Regione Giapponese” (Tapparone Canefri, 1874: 156) (most probably, Yokohama)" for taxon Philinopsis gigliolii (Tapparone Canefri, 1874) has been added by Maxim Vinarski via the...

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Taxonomic remark: Notanopliidae was promoted to a superfamily under the Order...

Note "Taxonomic remark: Notanopliidae was promoted to a superfamily under the Order Strophomenida by Afanasjeva (2012) after a study of shell morphology. Previously the family was allocated within...

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Etymology: Specific epithet in honour of Professor Graeme Philip. for taxon...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet in honour of Professor Graeme Philip." for taxon Notanoplia philipi Garratt, 1980 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the webinterface on 2024-06-23T22:31:26+00:00

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Etymology: Genus name in honour of Professor A. J. Boucot. for taxon Boucotia...

Note "Etymology: Genus name in honour of Professor A. J. Boucot." for taxon Boucotia Gill, 1969 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the webinterface on 2024-06-23T22:31:26+00:00

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Etymology: Specific epithet after E. D. Gill, author of genus Notanoplia and...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet after E. D. Gill, author of genus Notanoplia and of the Family Notanopliidae." for taxon Notoparmella gilli Johnson, 1973 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the...

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Etymology: Specific epithet 'panifica' from the Latin panifica (= a loaf), in...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet 'panifica' from the Latin panifica (= a loaf), in reference to the type locality (i.e., the Sugarloaf Reservoir)." for taxon Notanoplia panifica Garratt, 1980 † has...

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Type locality: Japan, without further geographic location or habitat...

Note "Type locality: Japan, without further geographic location or habitat information" for taxon Perichaeta masatakae Beddard, 1892 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: Not stated but Beddard's friend Mr. Masataka Kokugo was the...

Note "Etymology: Not stated but Beddard's friend Mr. Masataka Kokugo was the collector. Strictly the spelling should be Perichaeta masatakai for a masculine genitive. " for taxon Perichaeta masatakae...

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Spelling: Strictly the spelling should be Perichaeta masatakai for a...

Note "Spelling: Strictly the spelling should be Perichaeta masatakai for a masculine genitive Latinized species-group name" for taxon Perichaeta masatakae Beddard, 1892 has been added by Geoffrey Read...

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Identification: According to Chang et al (2024) Amynthas triastriatus usualis...

Note "Identification: According to Chang et al (2024) Amynthas triastriatus usualis Dong, Jiang, Yuan, Zhao & Qiu, 2020, and also some China records of A. triastriatlus are misidentifications of...

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Type locality: Meihua Mountain Nature Reserve (25.31278 N, 116.89306 E), 1207...

Note "Type locality: Meihua Mountain Nature Reserve (25.31278 N, 116.89306 E), 1207 m asl. China" for taxon Amynthas triastriatus usualis Dong, Jiang, Yuan, Zhao & Qiu, 2020 has been added by...

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Nomenclature: Amynthas triastriatus usualis Dong, Jiang, Yuan, Zhao & Qiu,...

Note "Nomenclature: Amynthas triastriatus usualis Dong, Jiang, Yuan, Zhao & Qiu, 2020 is not Code compliant, lacking a ZooBank record, and lacking a type deposition statement. These defects were...

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Etymology: The specific name is a latin word meaning "nail," and refers to...

Note "Etymology: The specific name is a latin word meaning "nail," and refers to the appearance of the prefemoral process." for taxon Hybocestus clavulus Shelley, 2000 has been added by Derek Hennen...

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Etymology: The specific name is a latin word meaning "a vessel with a long...

Note "Etymology: The specific name is a latin word meaning "a vessel with a long handle," referring to the length of the prefemoral process." for taxon Hybocestus bacrionis Shelley, 2000 has been added...

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Etymology: The specific name refers to the distal configuration of the...

Note "Etymology: The specific name refers to the distal configuration of the acropodite." for taxon Hybocestus spiralis Shelley, 2000 has been added by Derek Hennen via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: Composed of the greek terms pro- (in the sense of early or...

Note "Etymology: Composed of the greek terms pro- (in the sense of early or antecedent) + eilos (able to roll up) + -desmus, a common suffix used in this order; literally meaning a sphaeriodesmid not...

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Etymology: The species name is an adjective with Latinized masculine ending,...

Note "Etymology: The species name is an adjective with Latinized masculine ending, underlining the more benthophilic habit compared with the sympatric, more pelagic congener D. hodgsoni" for taxon...

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Etymology: The species name is a noun with Latinized masculine ending in...

Note "Etymology: The species name is a noun with Latinized masculine ending in genitive singular, dedicated to Antonio P. Ariani (Univ. Naples) in recognition of his important contributions to the...

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Etymology: The species name is an adjective with masculine ending, formed by...

Note "Etymology: The species name is an adjective with masculine ending, formed by amalgamation of the Classic Latin adverb ‘bis’ (‘twice’) with the adjective ‘papillatus’ (‘papillary’), referring to...

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Etymology: The species name is a Latinized adjective with feminine ending,...

Note "Etymology: The species name is a Latinized adjective with feminine ending, referring to the subchelate second thoracic endopod" for taxon Desmocornea subchelata Wittmann, 2024 has been added by...

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