WoRMS taxon details
Gwynia macrodentata Lüter, 2008
295748 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:295748)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lüter, C. (2008). Recent brachiopods collected during the deep-sea cruise SO 168 ZEALANDIA with the research vessel FS SONNE between Mt. Spong (Tasman Sea) and the Chatham Islands (Pacific) in 2002/2003. <em>Fossils and Strata.</em> 54: 311-320., available online at https://doi.org/10.18261/9781405186643-2008-34 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype NIWA 15480, geounit New Zealand Exclusive...
Holotype NIWA 15480, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology Specific epithet 'macrodentata' in reference to its large hinge teeth, combining the Greek 'macros' (=big) and Latin dens...
Etymology Specific epithet 'macrodentata' in reference to its large hinge teeth, combining the Greek 'macros' (=big) and Latin dens (=tooth). [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2026). World Brachiopoda Database. Gwynia macrodentata Lüter, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=295748 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Lüter, C. (2008). Recent brachiopods collected during the deep-sea cruise SO 168 ZEALANDIA with the research vessel FS SONNE between Mt. Spong (Tasman Sea) and the Chatham Islands (Pacific) in 2002/2003. <em>Fossils and Strata.</em> 54: 311-320., available online at https://doi.org/10.18261/9781405186643-2008-34 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Lüter, C. (2008). Recent brachiopods collected during the deep-sea cruise SO 168 ZEALANDIA with the research vessel FS SONNE between Mt. Spong (Tasman Sea) and the Chatham Islands (Pacific) in 2002/2003. <em>Fossils and Strata.</em> 54: 311-320., available online at https://doi.org/10.18261/9781405186643-2008-34 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NIWA 15480, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Etymology Specific epithet 'macrodentata' in reference to its large hinge teeth, combining the Greek 'macros' (=big) and Latin dens (=tooth). [details]
