Waldo

Taxonavigation

Waldo paucitentaculatus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Heterodonta
Ordo: Veneroida
Superfamilia: Galeommatoidea
Familia: Galeommatidae
Genus: Waldo
Species: W. arthuri – W. digitatus – W. parasiticus – W. paucitentaculatus – W. trapezialis

Name

Waldo Nicol, 1966

Type species: Lepton parasiticum Dall, 1876 = Waldo parasiticus (Dall, 1876)

References

• Nicol D., 1966. Descriptions, ecology, and geographic distribution of some Antractic pelecypods. Bull, Amer. Paleont. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zelaya D.G. & Ituarte C., 2013. Two new species of Waldo Nicol, 1966 from sub-Antarctic waters (Bivalvia: Galeommatoidea). Marine Biology Research, Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages 776-784, DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2013.765584. Reference page. 
• Valentich-Scott, P.; O'Foighil, D. Li, J. 2013: Where’s Waldo? A new commensal species, Waldo arthuri (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Galeommatidae), from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 316: 67-80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.316.4256 Reference page. 

For more multimedia, look at Valentich-Scott et al., 2013 on Wikimedia Commons.

Links

• Waldo – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Waldo – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Waldo – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG).
• Waldo – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• Waldo – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).