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Irus (Notopaphia) elegans (Deshayes, 1854)
828095 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:828095)
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Species
Irus (Notopaphia) W. R. B. Oliver, 1923 represented as Irus F. C. Schmidt, 1818
Notopaphia elegans (Deshayes, 1854) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Irus (Notopaphia) elegans (Deshayes, 1854). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828095 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 5 [details]
basis of record Keen A. M. (1969). Superfamily Veneracea Rafinesque, 1815. pp. N670-N690. In: R. C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N: Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.
page(s): N683 [details]
additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
basis of record Keen A. M. (1969). Superfamily Veneracea Rafinesque, 1815. pp. N670-N690. In: R. C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N: Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.
page(s): N683 [details]
additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
