Nomenclature
original description
Bitner, M. A. (2014). Living Brachiopods from French Polynesia, Central Pacific, with Descriptions of Two New Species. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 68(2): 245-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.2984/68.2.6 [details]
basis of record
Bitner, A. (2015). Checklist of recent brachiopod species collected during the Terrasses and Exbodi cruises in the New Caledonian region, SW Pacific. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 537: 33-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.537.6567 [details]
Other
additional source
Bitner, M. A. (2019). Recent brachiopods from the Tonga Islands, SW Pacific: taxonomy and biogeography. <em>Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e stratigrafia.</em> 125(3): 587-608.
note: Extends distribution to the Tonga Islands, and increases bathymetric range. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MNHN IB-2013-18, geounit French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Specific epithet 'curiosa' after the Latin curiosus, referring to its atypical ribbed ornamentation. [details]