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Cuspidaria contracta (Jeffreys, 1882)

407725  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:407725)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
  9. Cuspidarioidea (Superfamily)
  10. Cuspidariidae (Family)
  11. Cuspidaria (Genus)
  12. Cuspidaria contracta (Species)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
marine
(of Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882) Jeffreys, J. G. (1882). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part IV). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1881 : 922-952, pl. 70-71., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30760155
page(s): 941, pl. 71 fig. 4 [details] 
Type locality contained in Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cuspidaria contracta (Jeffreys, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407725 on 2025-05-10
Date
action
by
2009-06-30 11:42:10Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2015-06-13 11:53:24Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2025-03-11 18:52:17Z
changed
Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description (of Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882) Jeffreys, J. G. (1882). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part IV). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1881 : 922-952, pl. 70-71., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30760155
page(s): 941, pl. 71 fig. 4 [details] 

basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 107-187., available online at http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] 

basis of record Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. Invertebrate Zoology. 11 (1): 43–82 [in English].
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. Invertebrate Zoology. 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

To NMNH Extant Collection (Neaera contracta Syntype USNM 63964) (from synonym Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Neaera contracta Jeffreys, 1882)
Unreviewed
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neaera contracta Syntype USNM 63964)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neaera contracta Syntype USNM 63964)
Hosted externally, from synonym
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