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Hexarthra Schmarda, 1854

134932  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134932)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Rotifera (Phylum)
  4. Eurotatoria (Class)
  5. Monogononta (Subclass)
  6. Gnesiotrocha (Superorder)
  7. Flosculariaceae (Order)
  8. Hexarthridae (Family)
  9. Hexarthra (Genus)
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Genus
Pedalion fennicum Levander, 1892 accepted as Hexarthra fennica (Levander, 1892) (type by original designation)
Pedalia Barrois, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pedalion Hudson, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Schmarda, L. K. (1854). Zur Naturgeschichte Ägyptens. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe. 7(2): 1-28. With 7 plates.
page(s): p.15 [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomy Schmarda's (1854) only species, and original monotype of genus Hexarthra, H. polyptera, is unrecognizable and, in order to...  
Taxonomy Schmarda's (1854) only species, and original monotype of genus Hexarthra, H. polyptera, is unrecognizable and, in order to allow giving priority to Pedalion fennicum Levander as the type species of genus Hexarthra, has been proposed for suppression under the plenary powers of the ICommissionZN (Neal, 1951) [Ref.360538].
ICZN Op. 326, available: Hexarthra Schmarda, 1854, Denskr. Acad. Wiss. Wien (Math.-natur. Kl.), 7(2): 15 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Pedalion fennicum Levander, 1892, Zool. Anz., 15: 403) (Rotifera). [details]
Segers, H. (Ed.) (2025). World Rotifera database (FADA). Hexarthra Schmarda, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134932 on 2025-04-13
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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db_admin
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
2008-10-21 06:27:16Z
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Segers, Hendrik
2025-01-29 11:15:17Z
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Jersabek, Christian D.
2025-03-13 10:53:02Z
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Jersabek, Christian D.

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Nomenclature

original description Schmarda, L. K. (1854). Zur Naturgeschichte Ägyptens. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe. 7(2): 1-28. With 7 plates.
page(s): p.15 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pedalion Hudson, 1871) Hudson, C. T. (1871). On a new rotifer. Monthly Microscopical Journal, 6, 121-124, pl.94
page(s): p.121 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Pedalia Barrois, 1878) Barrois, T. (1878). Sur l'anatomie et le développement du Pedalia mira. Comptes rendus de l'Association Française pour l'avancement des sciences, 6, 661-663
page(s): p.661 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, 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. 149-151 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Koste, W. (1978). Rotatoria. Die Rädertiere Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungswerk, begründet von Max Voigt. Überordnung Monogononta. Berlin, Stuttgart. Gebrüder Borntraeger, 2, 673, 234 pls. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

 
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Taxonomy Schmarda's (1854) only species, and original monotype of genus Hexarthra, H. polyptera, is unrecognizable and, in order to allow giving priority to Pedalion fennicum Levander as the type species of genus Hexarthra, has been proposed for suppression under the plenary powers of the ICommissionZN (Neal, 1951) [Ref.360538].
ICZN Op. 326, available: Hexarthra Schmarda, 1854, Denskr. Acad. Wiss. Wien (Math.-natur. Kl.), 7(2): 15 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Pedalion fennicum Levander, 1892, Zool. Anz., 15: 403) (Rotifera). [details]
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