Marine Species Traits - Megascolides insignis Spencer, 1892

Traits taxon details

Megascolides insignis Spencer, 1892

AphiaID

1072718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1072718)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Megascolides McCoy, 1878

Original name

Megascolides insignis Spencer, 1892

Environment

terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Spencer, W.B. (1892). Preliminary description of Victorian earthworms. Part 1 - The genus Cryptodrilus and Megascolides. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 4 (2) N.S.:130-156 + Plates 14-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8279112
page(s): 146 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2024). Megascolides insignis Spencer, 1892. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1072718 on 2024-10-09

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Megascolides insignis Spencer, 1892. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1072718 on 2024-10-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-03-12 08:59:35Z

created

Reynolds, John W.

2021-05-15 07:28:40Z

changed

van Haaren, Ton

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Sources (2)

original description Spencer, W.B. (1892). Preliminary description of Victorian earthworms. Part 1 - The genus Cryptodrilus and Megascolides. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 4 (2) N.S.:130-156 + Plates 14-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8279112
page(s): 146 [details]

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]