MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982

WoRMS taxon details

Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982

AphiaID

106075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106075)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Typetaxon

Megatrema Sowerby, 1823 (type by original designation)

Parent

Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825

Synonymised names

Bosciinae Newman & Ross, 1976 · unaccepted (Boscia de Ferussac 1822 is junior...)

Boscia de Ferussac 1822 is junior homonym to Boscia Schweigger, 1819. Holthuis (1982) concluded Megatrema Sowerby 1823 is the replacement name for Boscia de Ferussac 1822. Holthuis (1982) conclude it is necessary to replace Bosciinae by Megatrematinae.

Megatrematini Holthuis, 1982 · unaccepted

Pyrgominini Ross & Pitombo, 2002 · unaccepted

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Genus Adna Sowerby, 1823
Genus Megatrema Sowerby, 1823
Genus Memagreta Ross & Pitombo, 2002
Genus Pyrgomina Baluk & Radwanski, 1967
Genus Boscia Férussac, 1822 accepted as Megatrema Sowerby, 1823 (preoccupied by Boscia Schweigger, see Holthuis 1982)
Tribe Megatrematini Holthuis, 1982 accepted as Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106075 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Southward, Alan

2013-07-02 10:27:32Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2016-10-04 03:35:55Z

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Chan, Benny K.K.

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original description (of Pyrgominini Ross & Pitombo, 2002) Ross, A.; Pitombo, F. B. (2002). Notes on the coral-inhabiting Megatrematinae and the description of a new tribe, new genus and three new species(Cirripedia: Sessilia: Pyrgomatidae). Sessile Organisms. 19(2): 57-68., available online at https://doi.org/10.4282/sosj.19.57 [details]

taxonomy source Chan, B. K. K.; Dreyer, N.; Gale, A. S.; Glenner, H.; Ewers-Saucedo, C.; Pérez-Losada, M.; Kolbasov, G. A.; Crandall, K. A.; Høeg, J. T. (2021). The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 [details]

basis of record Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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