WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Heteropleuron maldivense Forster Cooper, 1903

AphiaID

221128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221128)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Epigonichthys maldivensis (Forster Cooper, 1903)

Rank

Species

Parent

Heteropleuron Kirkaldy, 1895 accepted as Epigonichthys Peters, 1876

Original name

Heteropleuron maldivense Forster Cooper, 1903

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Heteropleuron maldivense Forster Cooper, 1903. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221128 on 2026-04-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-10-26 13:32:21Z

created

Fondo, Esther

2013-05-06 12:27:34Z

checked

Nishikawa, Teruaki

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

[taxonomic tree]

[clear cache]

Sources (2)
Documented distribution (1)

Nomenclature

basis of record Poss, S. G.; Boschung, H. T. (1996). Lancelets (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae): How many species are valid?. <em>Isr. J. Zool.</em> 42 (Suppl): S13-S66. [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Poss, S. G.; Boschung, H. T. (1996). Lancelets (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae): How many species are valid?. <em>Isr. J. Zool.</em> 42 (Suppl): S13-S66. [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

WoRMS name details

Heteropleuron maldivense Forster Cooper, 1903

Nomenclature

Taxonomy

Using WoRMS

Tools

Connect with us