WoRMS taxon details
original description
Chen, C., Linse, K., Copley, J. T. & Rogers, A. D. (2015). The 'scaly-foot gastropod': a new genus and species of hydrothermal vent-endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae) from the Indian Ocean. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 81(3): 322-334., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyv013 page(s): 326 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Editor's comment The name Chrysomallon or Crysomallon squamiferum was used in several databases and academic papers prior to 2015. However, the name was first validly published in the sense of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature by Chen et al. (2015). [details]From other sources
Etymology Squamiferum (Latin) meaning scale-bearing, referring to the numerous hard sclerites covering the foot. [details]
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scaly-foot gastropod |
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