WoRMS taxon details
Symmetromphalus mithril C. Chen, Poitrimol & Matabos, 2024
1753423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1753423)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Chen, C.; Poitrimol, C.; Matabos, M. (2024). Integrative taxonomy of new neomphaloidean gastropods from deep-sea hot vents of the southwestern Pacific. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae064
page(s): figs 3-5 [details]
page(s): figs 3-5 [details]
Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note La Scala hydrothermal vent field, Woodlark...
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality La Scala hydrothermal vent field, Woodlark Basin, 9°47.944ʹS, 155°03.161ʹE, 3388 m deep, R/V L’Atalante CHUBACARC cruise, ROV Victor 6000 dive 738, 28 May 2019. [details]
Etymology ‘Mithril’, meaning ‘grey glitter’ in Sindarin (Tolkien 1954), a fictional silvery metal. Named in allusion to the...
Etymology ‘Mithril’, meaning ‘grey glitter’ in Sindarin (Tolkien 1954), a fictional silvery metal. Named in allusion to the silvery colouration and sheen of the periostracum in comparison to other congeners, used as a noun in apposition. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Symmetromphalus mithril C. Chen, Poitrimol & Matabos, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1753423 on 2025-04-11
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Chen, C.; Poitrimol, C.; Matabos, M. (2024). Integrative taxonomy of new neomphaloidean gastropods from deep-sea hot vents of the southwestern Pacific. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae064
page(s): figs 3-5 [details]
page(s): figs 3-5 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology ‘Mithril’, meaning ‘grey glitter’ in Sindarin (Tolkien 1954), a fictional silvery metal. Named in allusion to the silvery colouration and sheen of the periostracum in comparison to other congeners, used as a noun in apposition. [details]Type locality La Scala hydrothermal vent field, Woodlark Basin, 9°47.944ʹS, 155°03.161ʹE, 3388 m deep, R/V L’Atalante CHUBACARC cruise, ROV Victor 6000 dive 738, 28 May 2019. [details]
