Uperotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myoida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Heterodonta Ordo: Myoida

Familia: Teredinidae
Subfamilia: Teredininae
Genus: Uperotus

Species: U. clavus – U. lieberkindi – U. panamensis – U. rehderi

Name

Uperotus Guettard, 1770: 126

Type species: Teredo clava Gmelin, 1791

Synonyms

• Fistulana Lamarck, 1799
• Guetera Gray, 1840
• Glumebra Iredale, 1936
• Hyperotus Herrmannsen, 1847

References

• Guettard, J.E. 1770. Mémoires sur différentes parties des sciences et arts 3: 119–125; 126-128; 139-143.
• Turner, R.D. 1966. A survey and illustrated catalogue of the Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 263 pp.