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Diagnosis: "A small, well calcified species of Bradleya with a robust and...

Note "Diagnosis: "A small, well calcified species of Bradleya with a robust and well developed reticulum. Muri bold, of moderate to high relief, bounding large open fossae. Central pattern of posterior...

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Description: "Small, moderately robust. Sub-quadrate. Anterior margin broadly...

Note "Description: "Small, moderately robust. Sub-quadrate. Anterior margin broadly rounded, asymmetrically so in LV. Posterior truncate. Dorsal margin straight with anterior hinge ear and...

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Diagnosis: "A small, well calcified species of Bradleya with a robust and...

Note "Diagnosis: "A small, well calcified species of Bradleya with a robust and well developed reticulum. Muri bold, of moderate to high relief, bounding large open fossae. Central pattern of posterior...

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Dimensions: Holotype OS 7063 - length 0,78mm; height 0,49mm Paratype OS 7064...

Note "Dimensions: Holotype OS 7063 - length 0,78mm; height 0,49mm Paratype OS 7064 - length 0,81mm; height 0,47mm Paratype OS 7065 - length 0,77mm; height 0,50mm (measurements taken from Whatley et...

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Stratigraphy: Miocene for taxon Bradleya metamorphica Whatley, Downing,...

Note "Stratigraphy: Miocene" for taxon Bradleya metamorphica Whatley, Downing, Kesler & Harlow, 1984 has been added by Simone Nunes Brandão via the webinterface on 2024-08-13T12:22:48+00:00

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Etymology: Named for the Bahamian conchologist, Jack Nigel Worsfold...

Note "Etymology: Named for the Bahamian conchologist, Jack Nigel Worsfold (1948-****)." for taxon Heliacus (Gyriscus) worsfoldi Quinn, 1981 has been added by Kurt Auffenberg via the webinterface on...

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Taxonomic remark: Metarhadinorhynchus lateolabri (Yin and Wu, 1984) comb....

Note "Taxonomic remark: Metarhadinorhynchus lateolabri (Yin and Wu, 1984) comb. nov. may be a junior synonym of M. orientalis (Wang, 1966) comb. nov., as the latter has 16–18 hooks arranged in 26...

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Taxonomic remark: Kita et al. (2024) list this as a new combination! for...

Note "Taxonomic remark: Kita et al. (2024) list this as a new combination!" for taxon Indorhynchus arii (Wang, 1966) Wang, 1990 has been added by David Gibson via the webinterface on...

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Description: Greenland, Norway, Sweden, the Barents Sea and the White Sea,...

Note "Description: Greenland, Norway, Sweden, the Barents Sea and the White Sea, the Sea of Japan, the coast of Alaska and British Columbia, and Maine." for taxon Eubranchus rupium (Møller, 1842) has...

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Etymology: Named after the type locality: Novik Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, a...

Note "Etymology: Named after the type locality: Novik Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, a name in apposition." for taxon Eubranchus novik Grishina, Schepetov, Antokhina, Malaquias, Valdés & Ekimova, 2024...

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Status: Often regarded as conspecific with Halecium sessile Normann, 1867 for...

Note "Status: Often regarded as conspecific with Halecium sessile Normann, 1867" for taxon Halecium articulosum Clark, 1875 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the webinterface on...

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Type locality: Pearson Island, Australia for taxon Symplectoscyphus epizoicus...

Note "Type locality: Pearson Island, Australia" for taxon Symplectoscyphus epizoicus Watson, 1973 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the webinterface on 2024-08-13T17:17:52+00:00

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Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, slope of Abrolhos,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, slope of Abrolhos, 19°40.6′S, 37°48.1′W, 790‑940 m." for taxon Brevinucula overa Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is based on the Guarany language word overa,...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is based on the Guarany language word overa, meaning bright, shining, an allusion to the glossy surface of the shell." for taxon Brevinucula overa Simone, 2024 has...

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Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, Abrolhos slope,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, Abrolhos slope, 19°40.6′S, 37°48.1′W, 790‑940 m." for taxon Ennucula ipepa Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the webinterface...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is based on the Guarani language word ipepo,...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is based on the Guarani language word ipepo, meaning wing, an allusion to the expansions in both sides of the umbo." for taxon Ennucula ipepa Simone, 2024 has been...

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Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Linhares, abyssal platform S of...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Linhares, abyssal platform S of Vitória-Trindade Mountain Chain, 21°09.3′S, 34°50.5′W, 4,120 m." for taxon Tindaria ruru Simone, 2024 has been added by...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Guarani language ruru,...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Guarani language ruru, meaning swollen, an allusion to the inflated shape of the shell." for taxon Tindaria ruru Simone, 2024 has been added by...

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Etymology: Named after C. Forbes, assistant surgeon to H.M.S. "Acheron", who...

Note "Etymology: Named after C. Forbes, assistant surgeon to H.M.S. "Acheron", who i 1855 was the first to describe the Tertiary strata of North Canterbury." for taxon Pachymagas forbesi Allan, 1937 †...

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Etymology: After its type locality (Chambors), the name of which derives from...

Note "Etymology: After its type locality (Chambors), the name of which derives from the allic “cambo” (a river bend) and “ritus” (a ford). Noun used in apposition." for taxon Sphaerocypraea camboritus...

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