World Register of Deep-Sea species - Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840

Deep-Sea taxon details

Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840

AphiaID

137755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137755)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Diacriinae Rampal, 2019

Parent

Diacriinae Rampal, 2019

Original name

Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840

Direct children (4)

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Species Diacria major (Boas, 1886)
Species Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Species Diacria danae van Leyen & van der Spoel, 1982 accepted as Telodiacria danae (van Leyen & van der Spoel, 1982)
Species Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821) accepted as Telodiacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 144 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137755 on 2025-11-08

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137755 on 2025-11-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2006-04-04 07:14:05Z

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Vandepitte, Leen

2012-07-22 16:29:31Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2020-01-26 00:53:23Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2020-12-14 09:22:34Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 144 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

additional source Janssen, A. W.; Bush, S. L. & Bednaršek, N. (2019). The shelled pteropods of the northeast Pacific Ocean (Mollusca: Heterobranchia, Pteropoda). Zoosymposia. 13: 305-346. [details]