North Sea Benthos Survey (NSBS)

WoRMS taxon details

Heterobranchia

AphiaID

14712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14712)

Classification

Authority

Burmeister, 1837

Status

accepted

Rank

Subclass

Parent

Gastropoda

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Infraclass "Lower Heterobranchia"
Infraclass Euthyneura
Infraclass Mesoneura
Infraclass Pulmonata (abandonned concept including Eupulmonata, Hygrophila, part of Pylopulmonata and Siphonarimorpha)
Infraclass Heterobranchia incertae sedis (temporary name)
Infraclass Opisthobranchia (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, abandoned concept, including "Lower Heterobranchia", Acteonimorpha, Ringipleura, Umbraculida, Cephalaspidea, Runcinida, Aplysiida, Pteropoda and Sacoglossa)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.. [book]. xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365
page(s): v, 496 [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Heterobranchia. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14712 on 2025-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2009-02-02 11:06:43Z

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Gofas, Serge

2016-01-20 17:29:53Z

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Gofas, Serge

2018-04-15 15:18:14Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.. [book]. xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365
page(s): v, 496 [details]

basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.
page(s): 292-293 [details] Available for editors

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