Catalog of taxa introduced by Luitfried Salvini-Plawen (1939-2014)

Zootaxa. 2017 Oct 17;4337(1):73-90. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.1.3.

Abstract

Luitfried Salvini-Plawen was one of the most distinguished researchers for molluscan phylogenetic systematics of the last decades. In his publications he described a total of 193 species: 134 Solenogastres, 34 Caudofoveata, 14 interstitial Gastropoda, one polyplacophoran and the remaining comprising Cnidaria, Priapulida, Kamptozoa, and Echinodermata. In addition, he introduced 47 genus-group names and 54 names for family-level and higher taxa. This catalog comprises lists of all taxon names published by Luitfried Salvini-Plawen. The catalog entries contain taxonomic information, original citations, type localities and type collections. It aims to facilitate further research on these and related taxa.

Keywords: Mollusca, Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Mollusca, type collections.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cnidaria
  • Echinodermata*
  • Gastropoda*
  • Male
  • Mollusca*
  • Phylogeny