MolluscaBase - Teredo (Neoteredo) healdi Bartsch, 1931

MolluscaBase name details

Teredo (Neoteredo) healdi Bartsch, 1931

AphiaID

1508391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1508391)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Teredo healdi Bartsch, 1931 accepted as Psiloteredo healdi (Bartsch, 1931)

Rank

Species

Parent

Teredo (Neoteredo) Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Neoteredo Bartsch, 1920

Original name

Teredo (Neoteredo) healdi Bartsch, 1931

Environment

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

Original description

Bartsch, P. (1931). A new shipworm from Venezuela. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 79(2874): 1-3, pl. 1 [April 7]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7523526
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1 [details]

Type data

Note Venezuela, ca. 20 miles southeast of Maracaibo.

From editor or global species database

Type locality Venezuela, ca. 20 miles southeast of Maracaibo. [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Named for the collector, Mr. K. C. Heald.

Etymology Named for the collector, Mr. K. C. Heald. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Teredo (Neoteredo) healdi Bartsch, 1931. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1508391 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-05-01 23:44:06Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)
Notes (2)

original description Bartsch, P. (1931). A new shipworm from Venezuela. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 79(2874): 1-3, pl. 1 [April 7]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7523526
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1 [details]

From editor or global species database

Etymology Named for the collector, Mr. K. C. Heald. [details]

Type locality Venezuela, ca. 20 miles southeast of Maracaibo. [details]