MolluscaBase taxon details
Tractolira germonae Harasewych, 1987
197492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:197492)
accepted
Species
marine
Harasewych, M. G. (1987). <i>Tractolira germonae</i>, a new abyssal Antarctic volute. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(1): 3-8, figs. 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097524 [details]
Type locality contained in Scotia Sea
, Note East of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich...
type locality contained in Scotia Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality East of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands, 2740-2757 meters [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist Raye Nelson Germon (1933-2021).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist Raye Nelson Germon (1933-2021). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tractolira germonae Harasewych, 1987. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197492 on 2025-04-27
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original description
Harasewych, M. G. (1987). <i>Tractolira germonae</i>, a new abyssal Antarctic volute. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(1): 3-8, figs. 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097524 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Engl, W. (2012). <i>Shells of Antarctica</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp. [details]
additional source Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution. <em>Organisms Diversity and Evolution.</em> 3: 207-213., available online at https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/sombase-southern-ocean-mollusc-database-a-tool-for-biogeographic/ [details]
additional source Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Engl, W. (2012). <i>Shells of Antarctica</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp. [details]
additional source Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution. <em>Organisms Diversity and Evolution.</em> 3: 207-213., available online at https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/sombase-southern-ocean-mollusc-database-a-tool-for-biogeographic/ [details]
additional source Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist Raye Nelson Germon (1933-2021). [details]Type locality East of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands, 2740-2757 meters [details]
