WoRMS name details
Terebratella sowerbii (King, 1831)
1669811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1669811)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Terebratula sowerbii King, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Terebratula sowerbii King, 1831) King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5(125): 332-349., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657695 [details]
Type locality contained in Strait of Magellan
type locality contained in Strait of Magellan [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2026). World Brachiopoda Database. Terebratella sowerbii (King, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1669811 on 2026-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Terebratula sowerbii King, 1831) King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5(125): 332-349., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657695 [details]
new combination reference Dall W.H. (1920). Annotated list of the Recent Brachiopoda in the collection of the United States National Museum, with descriptions of thirty-three new forms. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 57(2314), 261-377., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15121/USNMP-57_2314_1920.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
note: Dall (1920) moves this species to genus Terebratella (p. 370), still recognizing it as distinct species. [details]
new combination reference Dall W.H. (1920). Annotated list of the Recent Brachiopoda in the collection of the United States National Museum, with descriptions of thirty-three new forms. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 57(2314), 261-377., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15121/USNMP-57_2314_1920.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
note: Dall (1920) moves this species to genus Terebratella (p. 370), still recognizing it as distinct species. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
