WoRMS name details
Merica macrospira (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
1595720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1595720)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cancellaria macrospira A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 41, pl. 10, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 41, pl. 10, fig. 2. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Merica macrospira (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1595720 on 2025-04-05
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(of Cancellaria macrospira A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 41, pl. 10, fig. 2. [details]
basis of record Adams, A. (1868). On the species of Caecidae, Corbulidae, Volutidae, Cancellariidae, and Patellidae found in Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 4, 2: 363–369 [Nov. 1868]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16104943
page(s): 368. [details]
page(s): 41, pl. 10, fig. 2. [details]
basis of record Adams, A. (1868). On the species of Caecidae, Corbulidae, Volutidae, Cancellariidae, and Patellidae found in Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 4, 2: 363–369 [Nov. 1868]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16104943
page(s): 368. [details]
