WoRMS taxon details
original description
Mackinnon, D. I.; Hiller, N.; Long, S. L.; Marshall, B. A. (2008). Neoaemula, a new genus of platidiid brachiopod, with observations on species referred to the Recent platidiid brachiopod genus Amphithyris Thomson. <em>Fossils and Strata.</em> 54: 321-331. [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source
Nauendorf, A.; Wörheide, G.; Lüter, C. (2014). Revision of the brachiopod genus <em>Amphithyris</em> (Rhynchonelliformea: Platidiidae) with descriptions of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3847(2): 221-240., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3847.2.3 note: Illustrates Type material and provides comparison to all other species in the genus. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
additional source
Campbell, J. D.; Fleming, C. A. (1981). Brachiopoda from Fiordland, New Zealand, collected during the Golden Hind Expedition, 1946. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 8: 145-155. note: Material assigned to Amphithyris buckmani in this paper was done so in error, with this material later described as the new species A. parva (see Mackinnon et al. 2014, & Nauendorf et al. 2014). [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NMNZ Br 1455, geounit Cook Strait [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Specific epithet 'parva' from the Latin 'parvus' (= small), referring to the very small size of individuals of the species. [details]
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