Marine Species Traits - Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879

WoRMS name details

Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879

AphiaID

719229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:719229)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Minopa legrandi (Petterd, 1879)

Rank

Species

Typetaxon of

Minopa Iredale, 1924

Parent

Fossarina A. Adams & Angas, 1864

Original name

Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879

Environment

marine

Original description

Petterd, W. F. (1879). New species of Tasmanian marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 102-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31584820
page(s): 104 [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Named for William Legrand (1820-1902), an Australian conchologist

Etymology Named for William Legrand (1820-1902), an Australian conchologist [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719229 on 2025-02-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-02-16 02:21:46Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-08-20 12:44:36Z

changed

Dekker, Henk

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Petterd, W. F. (1879). New species of Tasmanian marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 102-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31584820
page(s): 104 [details]

basis of record Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.
page(s): 32 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Etymology Named for William Legrand (1820-1902), an Australian conchologist [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)