WoRMS name details
Muehlfeldtia Bayle, 1880
762927 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:762927)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Muehlfeldtia disculus (Dall, 1920) (non Pallas, 1766) accepted as Muhlfeldtia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Muehlfeldtia echinata Fischer & Oehlert, 1890 accepted as Megerlia echinata (Fischer & Oehlert, 1890) accepted as Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Muhlfeldtia granosa (Seguenza, 1865) accepted as Megerlia granosa Seguenza, 1865 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Muhlfeldtia monstruosa (Sacchi, 1833) accepted as Pantellaria monstruosa (Sacchi, 1833) accepted as Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Muhlfeldtia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Bayle, E. (1880). Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 28(3): 240-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919349 [details]
Etymology Genus named after Mr Megerle von Mühlfeldt (per footnote; Thomson, 1927, p. 226).
Nomenclature Genus originally spelled Mühlfeldtia (with the 'ü' umlaut), however umlauts are not accepted and so the genus name is...
Etymology Genus named after Mr Megerle von Mühlfeldt (per footnote; Thomson, 1927, p. 226). [details]
Nomenclature Genus originally spelled Mühlfeldtia (with the 'ü' umlaut), however umlauts are not accepted and so the genus name is...
Nomenclature Genus originally spelled Mühlfeldtia (with the 'ü' umlaut), however umlauts are not accepted and so the genus name is often (correctly) spelled Muehlfeldtia. [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Muehlfeldtia Bayle, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762927 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Bayle, E. (1880). Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 28(3): 240-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919349 [details]
basis of record Dall W.H. (1920). Annotated list of the Recent Brachiopoda in the collection of the United States National Museum, with descriptions of thirty-three new forms. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 57(2314), 261-377., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15121/USNMP-57_2314_1920.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
note: See pp. 333-334 [details]
basis of record Dall W.H. (1920). Annotated list of the Recent Brachiopoda in the collection of the United States National Museum, with descriptions of thirty-three new forms. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 57(2314), 261-377., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15121/USNMP-57_2314_1920.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
note: See pp. 333-334 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Genus named after Mr Megerle von Mühlfeldt (per footnote; Thomson, 1927, p. 226). [details]Nomenclature Genus originally spelled Mühlfeldtia (with the 'ü' umlaut), however umlauts are not accepted and so the genus name is often (correctly) spelled Muehlfeldtia. [details]
