African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Pterygia edentula (Swainson, 1823)

AfReMaS name details

Pterygia edentula (Swainson, 1823)

AphiaID

934643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:934643)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Nebularia edentula (Swainson, 1823)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pterygia Röding, 1798

Original name

Mitra edentula Swainson, 1823

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Mitra edentula Swainson, 1823) Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 378 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pterygia edentula (Swainson, 1823). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934643 on 2026-05-17

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Pterygia edentula (Swainson, 1823). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934643 on 2026-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-01-15 18:35:20Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-03-03 16:49:40Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (2)

original description (of Mitra edentula Swainson, 1823) Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 378 [details]

identification resource Poppe, G. T. & Tagaro, S. P. (2008). Mitridae. Pp. 330-417, in: G. T. Poppe (ed.). Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp. [details]