WoRMS name details

Meretrix (Eutivela) perplexa Dall, 1891

1558244  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1558244)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Venerida (Order)
  10. Veneroidea (Superfamily)
  11. Veneridae (Family)
  12. Meretricinae (Subfamily)
  13. Meretrix (Genus)
  14. Meretrix (Eutivela) (Subgenus)
  15. Meretrix (Eutivela) perplexa (Species)
 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dall, W. H. (1891). On a new subgenus of <i>Meretrix</i>, with descriptions of two new species from Brazil. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 5(3): 26-29, 2 text-figures., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788825
page(s): 28, 1 text-figure; note: Attributed to Stearns [details] 
Type locality contained in Brazil  
type locality contained in Brazil (origin: native) [details]
, Note Off Rio La Plata in 10-15 fathoms, muddy bottom  
Type locality Off Rio La Plata in 10-15 fathoms, muddy bottom [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meretrix (Eutivela) perplexa Dall, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1558244 on 2025-04-08
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Nomenclature

original description Dall, W. H. (1891). On a new subgenus of <i>Meretrix</i>, with descriptions of two new species from Brazil. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 5(3): 26-29, 2 text-figures., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788825
page(s): 28, 1 text-figure; note: Attributed to Stearns [details] 

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

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Type locality Off Rio La Plata in 10-15 fathoms, muddy bottom [details]

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