WoRMS name details
Acus antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1873)
447241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:447241)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Acus J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Oxymeris Dall, 1903
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Terebra (Abretia) antarctica E. A. Smith, 1873) Smith, E. A. (1873). Remarks on a few species belonging to the family Terebridae, and descriptions of several new forms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 4, 11: 262-271., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121192
page(s): 270 [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acus antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447241 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Terebra (Abretia) antarctica E. A. Smith, 1873) Smith, E. A. (1873). Remarks on a few species belonging to the family Terebridae, and descriptions of several new forms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 4, 11: 262-271., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121192
page(s): 270 [details]
basis of record Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp. [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
basis of record Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp. [details]




