WoRMS name details
Dentalium corneum Linnaeus, 1767
341160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341160)
unaccepted > nomen nudum (Not a scaphopod according to Steiner & Kabat, 2004.)
Species
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1263 [details]
page(s): 1263 [details]
Note Africa
Unreviewed
Type locality Africa [details]
Taxonomy the specific name cornea/corneum is confused, having been used for a number of things. Linnaeus'taxon is an insect larva....
Taxonomy the specific name cornea/corneum is confused, having been used for a number of things. Linnaeus'taxon is an insect larva. Recent records under this name might belong to Ditrupa arietina, Fossil records to Ditrupa strangulata, a mix of taxa by itself. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentalium corneum Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341160 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1263 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
page(s): 1263 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors 
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status source ten Hove, H. A.; Smith, R. S. (1990). A redescription of Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878 (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with a discussion of the genus. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 42(1): 101-118., available online at https://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Hove-and-Smith-1990-Rec-Aust-Mus-421-101118 [details]
[request]status source ten Hove, H. A.; Smith, R. S. (1990). A redescription of Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878 (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with a discussion of the genus. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 42(1): 101-118., available online at https://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Hove-and-Smith-1990-Rec-Aust-Mus-421-101118 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Taxonomy the specific name cornea/corneum is confused, having been used for a number of things. Linnaeus'taxon is an insect larva. Recent records under this name might belong to Ditrupa arietina, Fossil records to Ditrupa strangulata, a mix of taxa by itself. [details]Type locality Africa [details]
