IRMNG - Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912

IRMNG taxon details

Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912

IRMNG_ID

1423914 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1423914)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835

Synonymised names

Eretmomegalonema Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 · unaccepted

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Species Megalonema argentina (MacDonagh, 1938)
Species Megalonema pauciradiatum Eigenmann, 1919
Species Megalonema platanum (Günther, 1880)
Species Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912
Species Megalonema psammium Schultz, 1944
Species Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912
Species Megalonema platanus (Günther, 1880) accepted as Megalonema platanum (Günther, 1880)
Species Megalonema punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 accepted as Pimelodus punctatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Species Megalonema rhabdostigma Fowler, 1914 accepted as Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1858
Species Megalonema robustum Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 accepted as Pimelodus punctatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Species Megalonema xanthus Eigenmann, 1912 accepted as Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mem. Carnegie Mus., 5
page(s): 150 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Genus and species first appeared as name only in Eigenmann 1910, not available. (Eschmeyer).

Taxonomic remark Genus and species first appeared as name only in Eigenmann 1910, not available. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423914 on 2024-11-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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db_admin

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original description Mem. Carnegie Mus., 5
page(s): 150 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Taxonomic remark Genus and species first appeared as name only in Eigenmann 1910, not available. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann 1912 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Eretmomegalonema Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008)
To BioNames database
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Eretmomegalonema Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008)
To ION (Index to Organism Names)
To WoRMS