WoRMS taxon details
Carbonicola McCoy, 1855 †
1496676 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1496676)
accepted
Genus
Unio acutus J. Sowerby, 1813 † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) †
- Species Carbonicola aldamii (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola angulata (J. W. Dawson, 1860) †
- Species Carbonicola antiana Pastiels, 1960 †
- Species Carbonicola antiqua Hind, 1894 †
- Species Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) †
- Species Carbonicola artifex Eagar, 1954 †
- Species Carbonicola bellula (Bolton, 1897) †
- Species Carbonicola bipennis (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola bradorica (J. W. Dawson, 1868) †
- Species Carbonicola browni Trueman & Weir, 1946 †
- Species Carbonicola carinata L. R. Cox, 1936 †
- Species Carbonicola centralis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) †
- Species Carbonicola circinata Pastiels, 1960 †
- Species Carbonicola communis J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 †
- Species Carbonicola crispa Eagar, 1954 †
- Species Carbonicola cristagalli W. B. Wright, 1936 †
- Species Carbonicola deansi Eagar, 1949 †
- Species Carbonicola declinata Eagar, 1954 †
- Species Carbonicola declivis Trueman & Weir, 1946 †
- Species Carbonicola discus Eagar, 1947 †
- Species Carbonicola diversa Řehoř, 1965 †
- Species Carbonicola elliptica B. I. Chernyshev, 1931 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Carbonicola embletoni (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola exporrecta Eagar, 1948 †
- Species Carbonicola extenuata Eagar, 1956 †
- Species Carbonicola extima Eagar, 1962 †
- Species Carbonicola fallax W. B. Wright, 1934 †
- Species Carbonicola haberghamensis W. B. Wright, 1934 †
- Species Carbonicola haughtoni L. R. Cox, 1936 †
- Species Carbonicola indica Reed, 1939 †
- Species Carbonicola kathwaiensis Reed, 1939 †
- Species Carbonicola kidodiensis L. R. Cox, 1936 †
- Species Carbonicola lenicurvata Trueman, 1934 †
- Species Carbonicola lenisulcata (Trueman, 1929) †
- Species Carbonicola limax W. B. Wright, 1934 †
- Species Carbonicola martini Trueman & Weir, 1947 †
- Species Carbonicola mutila B. I. Chernyshev, 1931 †
- Species Carbonicola obliqua W. B. Wright, 1934 †
- Species Carbonicola obliquissima Trueman & Weir, 1947 †
- Species Carbonicola obtusa Hind, 1894 †
- Species Carbonicola ornata Trueman, 1929 †
- Species Carbonicola oslancis W. B. Wright, 1929 †
- Species Carbonicola pectorata W. B. Wright, 1929 †
- Species Carbonicola pilleolum Eagar, 1952 †
- Species Carbonicola polmontensis (T. Brown, 1849) †
- Species Carbonicola pontifex Eagar, 1962 †
- Species Carbonicola praeaquilina P. Shulga, 1956 †
- Species Carbonicola prisca (Trueman, 1929) †
- Species Carbonicola protea W. B. Wright, 1934 †
- Species Carbonicola proversa Pastiels, 1960 †
- Species Carbonicola proxima Eagar, 1956 †
- Species Carbonicola pseudacuta Trueman, 1929 †
- Species Carbonicola pseudorobusta Trueman, 1929 †
- Species Carbonicola pyramidata (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola recondita Reed, 1939 †
- Species Carbonicola rectilinearis Trueman & Weir, 1948 †
- Species Carbonicola remesi (Mrázek, 1947) †
- Species Carbonicola rhindii (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola rhomboidalis Hind, 1894 †
- Species Carbonicola robusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) †
- Species Carbonicola schlehani (Helmhacker, 1874) †
- Species Carbonicola sculponeata M. J. Rogers, 1965 †
- Species Carbonicola semielliptica Reed, 1939 †
- Species Carbonicola senex (T. Brown, 1849) †
- Species Carbonicola similis (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola subconstricta (J. Sowerby, 1813) †
- Species Carbonicola subtriangularis (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Carbonicola tealei L. R. Cox, 1936 †
- Species Carbonicola torus Eagar, 1954 †
- Species Carbonicola tumida B. I. Chernyshev, 1931 †
- Species Carbonicola ultima Řehoř, 1965 †
- Species Carbonicola variabilis B. I. Chernyshev, 1931 †
- Species Carbonicola venusta J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 †
- Species Carbonicola williereae Pastiels, 1960 †
- Subgenus Carbonicola (Anthracosia) W. King, 1856 † accepted as Anthracosia W. King, 1856 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Carbonicola (Anthracosia) kirnensis (Ludwig, 1863) † accepted as Anthracosia kirnensis (Ludwig, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola acutella W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia acutella (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola affinis J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium affine (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola aldamae [sic] † accepted as Carbonicola aldamii (T. Brown, 1843) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Carbonicola antiqua (T. Brown, 1843) † accepted as Carbonicola senex (T. Brown, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Unio antiquus J. de C. Sowerby, 1828; Unio senex is a replacement name)
- Species Carbonicola aquilinoides B. I. Chernyshev, 1931 † accepted as Anthracosia aquilinoides (B. I. Chernyshev, 1931) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola atra Trueman, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia atra (Trueman, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola bella J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium bellum (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola binneyi W. B. Wright, 1930 † accepted as Carbonicola bipennis (T. Brown, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carbonicola bohemica (Frič, 1901) † accepted as Anthracosia bohemica Frič, 1901 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola boltoni W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium boltoni (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola carbonaria (Schlotheim, 1820) † accepted as Anthraconaia carbonaria (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola concinna W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia concinna (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola cuneiformis Hind, 1894 † accepted as Anthracosia cuneiformis (Hind, 1894) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola cycloquadrata W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium cycloquadratum (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola dawsoni (T. Brown, 1843) † accepted as Anthracosphaerium dawsoni (T. Brown, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola decorata Trueman, 1929 † accepted as Carbonicola robusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carbonicola diversus Řehoř, 1965 † accepted as Carbonicola diversa Řehoř, 1965 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Carbonicola duponti Hind, 1912 † accepted as Anthracosia duponti (Hind, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola eichwaldiana (Verneuil, 1845) † accepted as Palaeomutela eichwaldiana (Verneuil, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola elegans (Kirkby, 1880) † accepted as Paracarbonicola elegans (Kirkby, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola elliptica W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia regularis (Trueman, 1929) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carbonicola exigua J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium exiguum (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola faba W. B. Wright, 1930 † accepted as Anthracosia faba (W. B. Wright, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola fulva J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † accepted as Anthracosia fulva (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola fusca J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium fuscum (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola gibbosa Hind, 1894 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium gibbosum (Hind, 1894) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola goldfussiana (de Koninck, 1841) † accepted as Palaeomutela goldfussiana (de Koninck, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola janischewskii B. I. Chernyshev, 1931 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium janischewskii (B. I. Chernyshev, 1931) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola khinganensis T. Kobayashi & Hisakosi, 1942 † accepted as Palaeomutela khinganensis (T. Kobayashi & Hisakosi, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola nitida J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † accepted as Anthracosia nitida (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola nova Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Palaeomutela nova (Amalitzky, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola nucularis Hind, 1894 † accepted as Carbonicola venusta J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Carbonicola nucularis (de Ryckholt, 1851); Carbonicola venusta is a replacement name)
- Species Carbonicola onukii T. Kobayashi & Hisakosi, 1942 † accepted as Palaeoneilo onukii (T. Kobayashi & Hisakoshi, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola ovalis (Philipsson, 1788 sensu W. Martin, 1809) † accepted as Carbonicola martini Trueman & Weir, 1947 † (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Carbonicola palatina Ax. Schmidt, 1908 † accepted as Anthraconauta calcifera (Hind, 1899) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carbonicola pervetusta Bennison, 1954 † accepted as Paracarbonicola pervetusta (Bennison, 1954) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola phrygiana W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia phrygiana (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola planitumida Trueman, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia planitumida (Trueman, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola propinqua Melville, 1946 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium propinquum (Melville, 1946) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola radiata W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium radiatum (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola recta Trueman, 1929 † accepted as Carbonicola rectilinearis Trueman & Weir, 1948 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Carbonicola recta Amalitsky, 1892; Carbonicola rectilinearis is a replacement name)
- Species Carbonicola regularis Trueman, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia regularis (Trueman, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola retrotracta W. B. Wright, 1929 † accepted as Anthracosia retrotracta (W. B. Wright, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola saravana Ax. Schmidt, 1908 † accepted as Anthraconaia saravana (Ax. Schmidt, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola scherpenzeeliana (de Ryckholt, 1851) † accepted as Palaeomutela scherpenzeeliana (de Ryckholt, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola soronensis T. Kobayashi & Hisakosi, 1942 † accepted as Palaeomutela soronensis (T. Kobayashi & Hisakosi, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola striata Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Palaeomutela striata (Amalitzky, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola substegocephalum Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Palaeomutela substegocephalum (Amalitzky, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola tellinaria (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carbonicola thuringensis Geinitz, 1864 † accepted as Anthracosia thuringensis (Ludwig, 1861) † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Carbonicola toilieziana [sic] † accepted as Carbonicola toillieziana (de Ryckholt, 1851) † accepted as Cardinia toillieziana de Ryckholt, 1851 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Carbonicola toillieziana (de Ryckholt, 1851) † accepted as Cardinia toillieziana de Ryckholt, 1851 † (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Carbonicola turgida (T. Brown, 1843) † accepted as Anthracosphaerium turgidum (T. Brown, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola ultimus Řehoř, 1965 † accepted as Carbonicola ultima Řehoř, 1965 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Carbonicola vinti (Kirkby, 1864) † accepted as Lioestheria vinti (Kirkby, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, not a mollusc)
- Species Carbonicola wangsoweni Grabau, 1924 † accepted as Shaanxiconcha wangsoweni (Grabau, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola weissiana (Geinitz, 1867) † accepted as Anthraconaia weissiana (Geinitz, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carbonicola angulata (de Ryckholt, 1851) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola carissima W. B. Wright, 1929 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola discrepans (T. Brown, 1849) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola indeterminata Amalitzky, 1892 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola nucularis (de Ryckholt, 1851) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola ovalis Grabau, 1924 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola recta Amalitzky, 1892 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola rugosa (T. Brown, 1843) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carbonicola subovalis Amalitzky, 1892 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, not found in the literature after original description)
fossil only
feminine
Sedgwick, A. (1855). A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks. With a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils in the Geological museum of the University of Cambridge, by Frederick McCoy. <em>John W. Parker and Son, London.</em> 661 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14970842
page(s): 514 [details]
page(s): 514 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Carbonicola McCoy, 1855 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1496676 on 2025-05-15
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Sedgwick, A. (1855). A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks. With a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils in the Geological museum of the University of Cambridge, by Frederick McCoy. <em>John W. Parker and Son, London.</em> 661 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14970842
page(s): 514 [details]
basis of record Elliott, F. M. (2014). A new haplolepid fauna (Osteichthyes: Actinopterygii) from the Lower Coal Measures of Scotland: Westphalian A; Langsettian, <em>Carbonicola communis</em> chronozone (Bashkirian). <em>Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 105(3): 207-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1755691015000067 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 514 [details]
basis of record Elliott, F. M. (2014). A new haplolepid fauna (Osteichthyes: Actinopterygii) from the Lower Coal Measures of Scotland: Westphalian A; Langsettian, <em>Carbonicola communis</em> chronozone (Bashkirian). <em>Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 105(3): 207-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1755691015000067 [details] Available for editors

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Grammatical gender The ending -cola would indicate a masculine gender for the genus, but McCoy originally treated the genus as feminine (compare ICZN Art. 30.1.4.2). [details]