WoRMS taxon details
Aldingia willemoesi (Davidson, 1878)
1661684 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1661684)
accepted
Species
Megerlia willemoesi Davidson, 1878 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Megerlia willemoesi Davidson, 1878) Davidson, T. (1878). Extract from a report to Professor Wyville Thomson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the Brachiopoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger. <em>Royal Society of London, Proceedings.</em> 27(188):428–439., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1878.0074 [details]
Type locality contained in Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomic remark Taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Blochmann (1910) notes that the species "was a misidentification, and is the...
Taxonomic remark Taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Blochmann (1910) notes that the species "was a misidentification, and is the Magasella vercoi, Blochmann n. sp." (now Pirothyris vercoi). The BrachNet page for Pirothyris also notes "Megerlia willemoesi Tate, 1886 (not of Davidson)" as synonym of Pirothyris vercoi. However other authors (Zezina, 2010) record willemoesi as a valid species, moving it into the genus Aldingia, rendering its status uncertain until reassessed. [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2024). World Brachiopoda Database. Aldingia willemoesi (Davidson, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1661684 on 2024-11-22
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(of Megerlia willemoesi Davidson, 1878) Davidson, T. (1878). Extract from a report to Professor Wyville Thomson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the Brachiopoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger. <em>Royal Society of London, Proceedings.</em> 27(188):428–439., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1878.0074 [details]
basis of record Zezina, O. N. (2010). Check-list of holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species. <em>Paleontological Journal.</em> 44(9): 1176-1199., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0031030110090030 [details]
additional source Richardson, J. R. (1973). Studies on Cainozoic brachiopods 2. The family Laqueidae (Terebratellidae). <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 86: 117-131. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hedley, C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. <em>Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.</em> 51: M1-M120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41686158 [details]
additional source Blochmann, F. (1910). New brachiopods from South Australia. <em>Royal Society of South Australia, Transactions and Proceedings.</em> 34: 90-99, 2 plates.
note: Notes Megerlia willemoesi as a misidentification of Magasella (now Pirothyris) vercoi. But other authors (Zezina, 2010) regard it as a valid species in genus Aldingia. [details]
new combination reference Thomson, J. A. (1927). Brachiopod morphology and genera (recent and Tertiary). <em>New Zealand Board of Science and Art, Manual.</em> 7:338 p., 103 fig., 2 pl.
note: Allocates species to genus Aldingia (from Megerlia). [details]
basis of record Zezina, O. N. (2010). Check-list of holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species. <em>Paleontological Journal.</em> 44(9): 1176-1199., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0031030110090030 [details]
additional source Richardson, J. R. (1973). Studies on Cainozoic brachiopods 2. The family Laqueidae (Terebratellidae). <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 86: 117-131. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hedley, C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. <em>Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.</em> 51: M1-M120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41686158 [details]
additional source Blochmann, F. (1910). New brachiopods from South Australia. <em>Royal Society of South Australia, Transactions and Proceedings.</em> 34: 90-99, 2 plates.
note: Notes Megerlia willemoesi as a misidentification of Magasella (now Pirothyris) vercoi. But other authors (Zezina, 2010) regard it as a valid species in genus Aldingia. [details]
new combination reference Thomson, J. A. (1927). Brachiopod morphology and genera (recent and Tertiary). <em>New Zealand Board of Science and Art, Manual.</em> 7:338 p., 103 fig., 2 pl.
note: Allocates species to genus Aldingia (from Megerlia). [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Blochmann (1910) notes that the species "was a misidentification, and is the Magasella vercoi, Blochmann n. sp." (now Pirothyris vercoi). The BrachNet page for Pirothyris also notes "Megerlia willemoesi Tate, 1886 (not of Davidson)" as synonym of Pirothyris vercoi. However other authors (Zezina, 2010) record willemoesi as a valid species, moving it into the genus Aldingia, rendering its status uncertain until reassessed. [details]
