WoRMS name details
Canthopsis Agassiz, 1850
741907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:741907)
unaccepted > nomen nudum
Genus
- Species Canthopsis harvardiana Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844) (nomen nudum)
marine
Agassiz, A. (1850). Worms of the coast of Massachusetts. Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History.</em> 3: 190-191. [details]
Nomenclature Canthopsis harvardiensis was a nomen nudum when first introduced by Agassiz (1851); it was described in 1870 by Gould but...
Nomenclature Canthopsis harvardiensis was a nomen nudum when first introduced by Agassiz (1851); it was described in 1870 by Gould but then only the specific name is used as valid in the combination Alderia harvardiensis, and the generic name Canthopsis is listed in synonymy, therefore still not available nomenclaturally [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Canthopsis Agassiz, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741907 on 2025-06-28
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Agassiz, A. (1850). Worms of the coast of Massachusetts. Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History.</em> 3: 190-191. [details]
basis of record Agassiz, A. (1850). Worms of the coast of Massachusetts. Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History.</em> 3: 190-191.
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record Agassiz, A. (1850). Worms of the coast of Massachusetts. Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History.</em> 3: 190-191.
page(s): 191 [details]
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Nomenclature Canthopsis harvardiensis was a nomen nudum when first introduced by Agassiz (1851); it was described in 1870 by Gould but then only the specific name is used as valid in the combination Alderia harvardiensis, and the generic name Canthopsis is listed in synonymy, therefore still not available nomenclaturally [details]
