Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Rotifera > Class Eurotatoria > Subclass Monogononta > Superorder Gnesiotrocha > Order Flosculariaceae > Family Testudinellidae > Genus Testudinella

Testudinella clypeata (Müller, 1786)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Testudinella*	Bory de St. Vincent, 1826	accepted genus name
*Pterodina*	Ehrenberg, 1838	generic synonym

Literature

basis of record	O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 149-151
additional source	De Ridder, M. (1963). Recherches sur les Rotifières des eaux saumâtres: 10. Les Rotifières planktoniques de Nieuport et environs [Research on Rotifera of brackish waters: 10. The planktonic Rotifera of Nieuwpoort and surroundings]. Med. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet. 39(4): 1-39
additional source	Segers, H. 2007. Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. (Zootaxa 1564). 104 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
GenBank (78 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Segers, H. (2014). Testudinella clypeata (Müller, 1786). In: Segers, H. (Ed.) (2014). World Rotifera database from FADA. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134974