Traits taxon details
Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
138489 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138489)
accepted
Genus
Siphonaria sipho G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (type by monotypy)
Benhamina H. J. Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ellsiphon Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hebesiphon Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heterosiphonaria Hubendick, 1945 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mallorisiphon Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mestosiphon Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pachysiphonaria Hubendick, 1945 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pugillaria Iredale, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Siphonaria (Anthosiphonaria) Kuroda & Habe, 1971 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Triellsiphon Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Siphonaria acmaeoides Pilsbry, 1894
- Species Siphonaria acuta Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria aequilirata P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Siphonaria aequilorata Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria alba Hubendick, 1944
- Species Siphonaria alternata (Say, 1826)
- Species Siphonaria asghar H. E. J. Biggs, 1958
- Species Siphonaria atra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria aurorae Raines, 2024
- Species Siphonaria australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria basseinensis Melvill, 1893
- Species Siphonaria belcheri Hanley, 1858
- Species Siphonaria bifurcata Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria bisiphites Michelin, 1831 †
- Species Siphonaria bourailensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria brannani Stearns, 1872
- Species Siphonaria brasiliana Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria brunnea Hanley, 1858
- Species Siphonaria cacao B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria caledonica B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria campestra B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria camura B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria capensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria carbo Hanley, 1858
- Species Siphonaria caubianensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria characteristica Reeve, 1842
- Species Siphonaria christmasensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958
- Species Siphonaria concinna G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
- Species Siphonaria costaria (Deshayes, 1824) †
- Species Siphonaria costata G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Species Siphonaria costellata B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria crassicostata Deshayes, 1861 †
- Species Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827
- Species Siphonaria dayi Allanson, 1958
- Species Siphonaria delicata B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria denticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria emergens (B. W. Jenkins, 2018)
- Species Siphonaria exulum Hanley, 1858
- Species Siphonaria floslamellosa G. Zang, J. Wang, P. Ma, C. Li, Y. Chen, Z. Tang & H. Wang, 2025
- Species Siphonaria forticosta B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria fuegiensis Güller, Zelaya & Ituarte, 2016
- Species Siphonaria fuliginata Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria funiculata Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria gemina B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria gigas G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
- Species Siphonaria glabrata de Raincourt, 1876 †
- Species Siphonaria griffithsorum B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria henica A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
- Species Siphonaria hienghenensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria hispida Hubendick, 1946
- Species Siphonaria incerta Deshayes, 1863
- Species Siphonaria irregularis Sacco, 1897 †
- Species Siphonaria itampoloensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria japonica (Donovan, 1824)
- Species Siphonaria javanica (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Siphonaria jeanae B. W. Jenkins, 1984
- Species Siphonaria jiigurruensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria kudatensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria kurracheensis Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria laeviuscula G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Species Siphonaria lateralis A. Gould, 1846
- Species Siphonaria laubrierei Cossmann, 1889 †
- Species Siphonaria lentula (Iredale, 1940)
- Species Siphonaria lepida Gould, 1846
- Species Siphonaria lessonii Blainville, 1827
- Species Siphonaria liancurtensis Cossmann, 1892 †
- Species Siphonaria lineolata G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Species Siphonaria lirata Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria macgillivrayi Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria madagascarensis Odhner, 1919
- Species Siphonaria madagascariensis Odhner, 1919
- Species Siphonaria madangensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria maloensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria mangilyana T. Cossignani, 2023
- Species Siphonaria mauiensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria maura G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Species Siphonaria monticulus (Iredale, 1940)
- Species Siphonaria namukaensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria naufragum Stearns, 1872
- Species Siphonaria normalis A. Gould, 1846
- Species Siphonaria nusalikensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria nuttallii Hanley, 1858
- Species Siphonaria oblia (B. W. Jenkins, 2018)
- Species Siphonaria obliquata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
- Species Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848
- Species Siphonaria opposita (Iredale, 1940)
- Species Siphonaria ouasseensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria parma Hanley, 1858
- Species Siphonaria pascua Rehder, 1980
- Species Siphonaria paucidigitata Cossmann, 1907 †
- Species Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Siphonaria percea (Iredale, 1940)
- Species Siphonaria perexigua B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria petasus G. Zang, J. Wang, P. Ma, C. Li, Y. Chen, Z. Tang & H. Wang, 2025
- Species Siphonaria pica G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Species Siphonaria pisangensis Hubendick, 1947
- Species Siphonaria placentula Menke, 1853
- Species Siphonaria plana Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria planucosta B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria plicata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria poindimiensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria polygona (Sismonda, 1846) †
- Species Siphonaria pravitas B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria propria B. W. Jenkins, 1983
- Species Siphonaria radians H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
- Species Siphonaria radiata (Blainville, 1826)
- Species Siphonaria recurva B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria redimiculum Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria restis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria rodriguensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria rucuana Pilsbry, 1904
- Species Siphonaria savignyi Krauss, 1848
- Species Siphonaria scabra Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria serrata (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
- Species Siphonaria sipho G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
- Species Siphonaria sirius Pilsbry, 1894
- Species Siphonaria spectabilis Deshayes, 1861 †
- Species Siphonaria stewartiana (A. W. B. Powell, 1939)
- Species Siphonaria stowae Verco, 1906
- Species Siphonaria striata B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria subatra Pilsbry, 1904
- Species Siphonaria subrugosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Species Siphonaria tagaqaensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria tanchaensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria tanguissonensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877
- Species Siphonaria tenebrae B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1860
- Species Siphonaria thersites P. P. Carpenter, 1864
- Species Siphonaria tongatapuensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria tournoueri Vasseur, 1881 †
- Species Siphonaria tristensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
- Species Siphonaria umbra B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria undans B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria vasconiensis Michelin, 1831 †
- Species Siphonaria venosa Reeve, 1856
- Species Siphonaria viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Species Siphonaria vudaensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria vulcanica Harzhauser, Landau & Breitenberger, 2017 †
- Species Siphonaria waikoloaensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria williamsi S. S. Berry, 1969
- Species Siphonaria yagasaensis B. W. Jenkins & Köhler, 2024
- Species Siphonaria zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Subgenus Siphonaria (Anthosiphonaria) Kuroda & Habe, 1971 accepted as Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria (Anthosiphonaria) sirius Pilsbry, 1894 accepted as Siphonaria sirius Pilsbry, 1894 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonaria albicante Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Siphonaria atra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria chirura Pilsbry, 1921 accepted as Siphonaria nuttallii Hanley, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria corallina Christiaens, 1980 accepted as Siphonaria japonica (Donovan, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria corrugata Reeve, 1856 accepted as Siphonaria sipho G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria currumbinensis Hubendick, 1955 accepted as Siphonaria denticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria ferruginea Reeve, 1856 accepted as Siphonaria plana Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria innocuus (Iredale, 1940) accepted as Siphonaria exulum Hanley, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria innominata (Iredale, 1915) accepted as Siphonaria lateralis A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria macquariensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1939) accepted as Siphonaria lateralis A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria parcicostata Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Siphonaria incerta Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria punctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Siphonaria viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria raoulensis W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Siphonaria exulum Hanley, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria rosea Hubendick, 1943 accepted as Siphonaria crenata Blainville, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria siquijorensis Reeve, 1856 accepted as Siphonaria sipho G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria tongensis Hubendick, 1944 accepted as Siphonaria plicata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonaria xinglongtaiensis Youluo, 1978 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Siphonaria alternicosta Potiez & Michaud, 1838 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Siphonaria antiqua Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Siphonaria costata Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (uncertain > nomen dubium, invalid; not G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
- Species Siphonaria granicosta Cossmann, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Siphonaria laciniosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Siphonaria stellata (Helbling, 1779) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): part xxi [details]
page(s): part xxi [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138489 on 2025-03-30
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138489 on 2025-03-30
Date
action
by
original description
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): part xxi [details]
original description (of Benhamina H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): 442, 478 [details]
original description (of Pugillaria Iredale, 1924) Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 49(3): 179-278., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35095196
page(s): 183, 277 [details]
original description (of Ellsiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437 [details]
original description (of Hebesiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 441 [details]
original description (of Heterosiphonaria Hubendick, 1945) Hubendick, B. (1945). Phylogenie und Tiergeographie der Siphonariidae. Zur kenntnis der Phylogenie in der Ordnung Basommatophora und des Ursprungs der Pulmonatengruppe. <em>Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 24: 1-216. Uppsala.
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Mallorisiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 440 [details]
original description (of Mestosiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 439 [details]
original description (of Pachysiphonaria Hubendick, 1945) Hubendick, B. (1945). Phylogenie und Tiergeographie der Siphonariidae. Zur kenntnis der Phylogenie in der Ordnung Basommatophora und des Ursprungs der Pulmonatengruppe. <em>Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 24: 1-216. Uppsala.
page(s): 60. [details]
original description (of Triellsiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 439 [details]
taxonomy source Jenkins, B.; Köhler, F. (2024). Hidden in plain sight: Systematic review of Indo-West Pacific Siphonariidae uncovers extensive cryptic diversity based on comparative morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Megataxa.</em> 13(1): 1-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.13.1.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hubendick, B. (1946). Systematic monograph of the Patelliformia. <em>Kunglige Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> ser. 3, 23 (5) : 1-93, 20 figs, 6 pls. [details]
additional source Allanson, B. R. (1958). On the systematics and distribution of the molluscan genus Siphonaria in South Africa. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 12: 149-180. [details]
additional source Chambers R.J. & McQuaid C.D.1994. Notes on the taxonomy, spawn and larval development of South African species of the intertidal pulmonate limpet genus <i>Siphonaria</i> (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 60: 263-275. [details]
additional source Köhler, A. (1893). Beiträge zur Anatomie der Gattung <i>Siphonaria</i>. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abtheilung fur Anatomie und Ontogenie der Thiere.</em> 7: 1-92, pl. 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35719735 [details]
page(s): part xxi [details]
original description (of Benhamina H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): 442, 478 [details]
original description (of Pugillaria Iredale, 1924) Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 49(3): 179-278., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35095196
page(s): 183, 277 [details]
original description (of Ellsiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437 [details]
original description (of Hebesiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 441 [details]
original description (of Heterosiphonaria Hubendick, 1945) Hubendick, B. (1945). Phylogenie und Tiergeographie der Siphonariidae. Zur kenntnis der Phylogenie in der Ordnung Basommatophora und des Ursprungs der Pulmonatengruppe. <em>Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 24: 1-216. Uppsala.
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Mallorisiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 440 [details]
original description (of Mestosiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 439 [details]
original description (of Pachysiphonaria Hubendick, 1945) Hubendick, B. (1945). Phylogenie und Tiergeographie der Siphonariidae. Zur kenntnis der Phylogenie in der Ordnung Basommatophora und des Ursprungs der Pulmonatengruppe. <em>Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 24: 1-216. Uppsala.
page(s): 60. [details]
original description (of Triellsiphon Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087
page(s): 437, 439 [details]
taxonomy source Jenkins, B.; Köhler, F. (2024). Hidden in plain sight: Systematic review of Indo-West Pacific Siphonariidae uncovers extensive cryptic diversity based on comparative morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Megataxa.</em> 13(1): 1-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.13.1.1 [details] Available for editors

additional source Hubendick, B. (1946). Systematic monograph of the Patelliformia. <em>Kunglige Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> ser. 3, 23 (5) : 1-93, 20 figs, 6 pls. [details]
additional source Allanson, B. R. (1958). On the systematics and distribution of the molluscan genus Siphonaria in South Africa. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 12: 149-180. [details]
additional source Chambers R.J. & McQuaid C.D.1994. Notes on the taxonomy, spawn and larval development of South African species of the intertidal pulmonate limpet genus <i>Siphonaria</i> (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 60: 263-275. [details]
additional source Köhler, A. (1893). Beiträge zur Anatomie der Gattung <i>Siphonaria</i>. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abtheilung fur Anatomie und Ontogenie der Thiere.</em> 7: 1-92, pl. 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35719735 [details]



