WoRMS taxon details
Aerothyris macquariensis (Thomson, 1918)
235666 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235666)
accepted
Species
Magellania macquariensis Thomson, 1918 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Magellania macquariensis Thomson, 1918) Thomson, J. A. (1918). Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, Under the Leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson, D.Sc., B.E., Brachiopoda. <em>Scientific Reports (series C).</em> 4(3): 1-76, 4 pl. [details] 
Holotype AM Uncertain, geounit Macquarie Island...
Holotype AM Uncertain, geounit Macquarie Island Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Aerothyris macquariensis (Thomson, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235666 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Magellania macquariensis Thomson, 1918) Thomson, J. A. (1918). Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, Under the Leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson, D.Sc., B.E., Brachiopoda. <em>Scientific Reports (series C).</em> 4(3): 1-76, 4 pl. [details] 
basis of record Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
new combination reference Allan, R. S. (1939). Studies on the recent and Tertiary Brachiopoda of Australia and New Zealand. Part I. <em>Records of the Canterbury Museum.</em> 4(5): 231-248, 3 plates.
note: Allocates species to genus Aerothyris (moving it from Magellania). Though some later authors (e.g., Foster, 1974) retained it in Magellania. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
new combination reference Allan, R. S. (1939). Studies on the recent and Tertiary Brachiopoda of Australia and New Zealand. Part I. <em>Records of the Canterbury Museum.</em> 4(5): 231-248, 3 plates.
note: Allocates species to genus Aerothyris (moving it from Magellania). Though some later authors (e.g., Foster, 1974) retained it in Magellania. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Cooper, G. A. (1981). Brachiopoda from the Southern Indian Ocean (Recent). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> (43): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.43.1
note: Gives detailed description of specimens collected off Macquarie Island, as well as comparison to other species in genus. [details]
note: Gives detailed description of specimens collected off Macquarie Island, as well as comparison to other species in genus. [details]
Other
additional source
Emig, C. C. (2017). Atlas of Antarctic and sub‐Antarctic Brachiopoda. <em>Carnets de Géologie, Madrid, CG2017_B03.</em> 93 pp. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Macfarlan, D.A.B.; Bradshaw, M.A.; Campbell, H.J.; Cooper, R.A.; Lee, D.E.; MacKinnon, D.I.; Waterhouse, J.B.; Wright, A.J.; Robinson, J.H. (2009). Phylum Brachiopoda: lamp shells, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 255-267. [details]
additional source Foster, M.W. (1989). Brachiopods from the extreme South Pacific and adjacent waters. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 63(3): 268-301.
note: Retains species in Magellania. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Macfarlan, D.A.B.; Bradshaw, M.A.; Campbell, H.J.; Cooper, R.A.; Lee, D.E.; MacKinnon, D.I.; Waterhouse, J.B.; Wright, A.J.; Robinson, J.H. (2009). Phylum Brachiopoda: lamp shells, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 255-267. [details]
additional source Foster, M.W. (1989). Brachiopods from the extreme South Pacific and adjacent waters. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 63(3): 268-301.
note: Retains species in Magellania. [details] Available for editors






Holotype AM Uncertain, geounit Macquarie Island Exclusive Economic Zone [details]