Turbellarians - Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953

Turbellarians name details

Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953

AphiaID

485736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:485736)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Messoplana falcata (Ax, 1953) Den Hartog, 1966 accepted as Ceratopera falcata (Ax, 1953) Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2018

Rank

Species

Parent

Proxenetes Jensen, 1878

Original name

Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ax, P. (1953). Proxenetes falcatus nov. spec. (Turbellaria, Neorhabdocoela) aus dem Mesopsammal der Ostsee und der Mittelmeerkuste. <em>Kieler Meeresforschungen.</em> 9: 238-240. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=485736 on 2025-11-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-06-25 07:25:58Z

created

Tyler, Seth

2021-08-08 09:46:27Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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Documented distribution (4)

original description Ax, P. (1953). Proxenetes falcatus nov. spec. (Turbellaria, Neorhabdocoela) aus dem Mesopsammal der Ostsee und der Mittelmeerkuste. <em>Kieler Meeresforschungen.</em> 9: 238-240. [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality