MolluscaBase - Mitra tessellata Martyn, 1784

MolluscaBase name details

Mitra tessellata Martyn, 1784

AphiaID

817159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817159)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Martyn, 1784 is a work rejected for nomenclatorial purposes (see ICZN opinions 456 and 479))

Accepted name

Mitra incompta ([Lightfoot], 1786) accepted as Nebularia incompta ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mitra Lamarck, 1798

Original name

Mitra tessellata Martyn, 1784

Environment

marine

Original description

Martyn, T. (1784-1787). The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shells. London, published by the author. 4 vols. 40 pp., 80 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41889680 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mitra tessellata Martyn, 1784. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817159 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-09-14 13:55:26Z

created

Sartori, André F.

2022-06-24 22:33:54Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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

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Documented distribution (0)

original description Martyn, T. (1784-1787). The universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shells. London, published by the author. 4 vols. 40 pp., 80 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41889680 [details]

basis of record Thach, N. N. 2005. Shells of Vietnam. ConchBooks. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality