MolluscaBase - Metoptoma nycteis Billings, 1862 †

MolluscaBase name details

Metoptoma nycteis Billings, 1862 †

AphiaID

1729155 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1729155)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Tryblidium nycteis (Billings, 1862) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Metoptoma J. Phillips, 1836 †

Original name

Metoptoma nycteis Billings, 1862 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Billings, E. (1861-1865). Palaeozoic fossils. Volume I. Containing descriptions and figures of new or little known species of organic remains from Silurian rocks. 1: 1-426. Geological Survey of Canada (publication dates according to preface: 1-24 [Nov 1861], 25-56 [Jan 1862], 57-168 [Jun 1862], 169-344 [Feb 1865], 345-436 [Oct 1865])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13779194 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Metoptoma nycteis Billings, 1862 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1729155 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-01-13 07:44:39Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

2024-01-25 08:40:16Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2024-03-30 04:37:38Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Billings, E. (1861-1865). Palaeozoic fossils. Volume I. Containing descriptions and figures of new or little known species of organic remains from Silurian rocks. 1: 1-426. Geological Survey of Canada (publication dates according to preface: 1-24 [Nov 1861], 25-56 [Jan 1862], 57-168 [Jun 1862], 169-344 [Feb 1865], 345-436 [Oct 1865])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13779194 [details]