Marine Species Traits - Meroscolex Černosvitov, 1934

Traits taxon details

Meroscolex Černosvitov, 1934

AphiaID

1062138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062138)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rhinodrilidae Benham, 1890

Original name

Meroscolex Černosvitov, 1934

Direct children (5)

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Species Meroscolex guianicus Černosvitov, 1934
Species Meroscolex longissimus Černosvitov, 1934
Species Meroscolex eudoxiae Righi, Ayres & Bittencourt, 1978 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Meroscolex hoogmoedi Righi, 1969 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Meroscolex marcusi Righi & Ayres, 1976 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Cernosvitov, L. (1934). Les Oligochètes de la Guyane Française et d'autres pays de l'Amérique du Sud. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris. 2(6): 47-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52187404#page/49/mode/1up
page(s): 56 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2024). Meroscolex Cernosvitov, 1934. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062138 on 2024-08-31

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Meroscolex Černosvitov, 1934. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062138 on 2024-08-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-27 09:18:11Z

created

Reynolds, John W.

2021-10-31 15:20:04Z

changed

van Haaren, Ton

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Sources (3)

original description Cernosvitov, L. (1934). Les Oligochètes de la Guyane Française et d'autres pays de l'Amérique du Sud. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris. 2(6): 47-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52187404#page/49/mode/1up
page(s): 56 [details]

taxonomy source James, S.W. (2012). Re-erection of Rhinodrilidae Benham, 1890, a senior synonym of Pontoscolecidae James, 2012 (Annelida: Clitellata). Zootaxa. 3540: 67–68. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda. , available online at https://nomenclatura-oligochaetologica.inhs.illinois.edu/ [details]