WoRMS taxon details
Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
216632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216632)
accepted
Species
Modiola subtriangularis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Mytilus nicobaricus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Mytilus septulifer Menke, 1830 · unaccepted
Tichogonia bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Tichogonia kraussii Küster, 1841 · unaccepted
Tichogonia wiegmannii Küster, 1841 · unaccepted
marine
(of Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Habitat: attached to rocks among algae.
Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958).
Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958).
Description Habitat: attached to rocks among algae.
Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216632 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Modiola subtriangularis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 228, pl. 59, sp. 1592. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mytilus nicobaricus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Mytilus septulifer Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). <i>Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus</i>. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Récluz, C. A. (1848). Description d'un nouveau genre de coquille bivalve nommé Septifère (<i>Septifer</i>). <em>Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 11: 275-279., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2366710
page(s): 278 [details]
page(s): 228, pl. 59, sp. 1592. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mytilus nicobaricus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Mytilus septulifer Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). <i>Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus</i>. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Récluz, C. A. (1848). Description d'un nouveau genre de coquille bivalve nommé Septifère (<i>Septifer</i>). <em>Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 11: 275-279., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2366710
page(s): 278 [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 159. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 202. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 130 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 159. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 202. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 130 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Ships : General [details]
Unreviewed
Description Habitat: attached to rocks among algae.Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis ALBINO)
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To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Septifer bilocularis)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Malacopics (Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Thailand, Phuket, Phuket Island)
To Malacopics (Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Thailand, Phuket, Phuket Island, among mangro...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Septifer bilocularis LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26882)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis ALBINO)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis BLUE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis BLUE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis BLUE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis GREEN)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis GREEN)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis GREEN)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis OLIVE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis ORANGE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis ORANGE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis ORANGE)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis PERIO)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis PERIO)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis PERIO)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis PINK)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis PINK)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis PINK)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis RED)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis RED)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis RED)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis SET)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis WHITE)
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To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis YELLOW)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis YELLOW)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis YELLOW)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis YOUNG)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis YOUNG)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis YOUNG)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis)
To Conchology (Septifer bilocularis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Septifer bilocularis)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Malacopics (Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Thailand, Phuket, Phuket Island)
To Malacopics (Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Thailand, Phuket, Phuket Island, among mangro...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Septifer bilocularis LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26882)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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