MolluscaBase - Polyschides tetraschistus (R. B. Watson, 1879)

WoRMS taxon details

Polyschides tetraschistus (R. B. Watson, 1879)

AphiaID

344481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344481)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Polyschides Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898

Original name

Siphonodentalium tetraschistum R. B. Watson, 1879

Synonymised names

Cadulus (Polyschides) tetraschistus (R. B. Watson, 1879) · alternative representation

Cadulus incisus K. J. Bush, 1885 · unaccepted

Cadulus tetraschistus (R. B. Watson, 1879) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Polyschides tetraschistum (R. B. Watson, 1879) · unaccepted

Siphonodentalium tetraschistum R. B. Watson, 1879 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Siphonodentalium tetraschistum R. B. Watson, 1879) Watson, R. B. (1879). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. II. The Solenoconchia, comprising the genera Dentalium, Siphodentalium, and Cadulus. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 14: 506-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31858591
page(s): 521 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polyschides tetraschistus (R. B. Watson, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344481 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-04-11 11:44:20Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2008-12-28 08:22:08Z

changed

Scarabino, Victor

Licensing

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

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Nomenclature

original description (of Siphonodentalium tetraschistum R. B. Watson, 1879) Watson, R. B. (1879). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. II. The Solenoconchia, comprising the genera Dentalium, Siphodentalium, and Cadulus. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 14: 506-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31858591
page(s): 521 [details]

Taxonomy

status source Scarabino, V. (1980). Cadulus tetraschistus (Watson), an earlier name for C. quadridentatus(Dall) and C. incisus Bush (Scaphopoda). The Nautilus. 94(1): 11-13, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274505 [details]

Other

additional source Watson, R. B. (1886). Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568 [details]

additional source Caetano C. H., Scarabino V. & Absalao R. S. (2006). Scaphopoda (Mollusca) from the Brazilian continental shelf and upper slope (13° to 21°S) with descriptions of two new species of the genus Cadulus Philippi, 1844. Zootaxa. 1267: 1-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1267.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Simone, L. R. L. (2024). New species, misidentifications and problematic taxonomy of some Atlantic South American marine mollusks: a review. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 64: e202464031: 1-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.031
page(s): 98, figs 65A-G [details] Available for editors

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