WoRMS name details
Machaeroplax obscura (Couthouy, 1838)
751142 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:751142)
unaccepted
Species
Machaeroplax Friele, 1877 accepted as Solariella S. V. Wood, 1842
- Variety Machaeroplax obscura var. carinata A. E. Verrill, 1882 accepted as Solariella obscura (Couthouy, 1838) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Machaeroplax obscura var. planula A. E. Verrill, 1882 accepted as Solariella obscura (Couthouy, 1838) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Turbo obscurus Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 100, pl. III, fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 100, pl. III, fig. 12 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Machaeroplax obscura (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751142 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo obscurus Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 100, pl. III, fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 100, pl. III, fig. 12 [details]