WoRMS taxon details
Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839)
384825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:384825)
accepted
Species
Ericusa sowerbyi porcellana N. Jackson, 1954 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ericusa sowerbyi sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mesericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) · unaccepted
Mesericusa sowerbyi perspecta Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mesericusa sowerbyi porcellana (N. Jackson, 1954) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mesericusa stokesi Cotton, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Voluta fusiformis Swainson, 1822 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of Voluta...)
invalid: junior homonym of Voluta fusiformis Brocchi, 1814, and V. fusiformis Turton, 1819
Voluta sowerbyi Kiener, 1839 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Ericusa sowerbyi porcellana N. Jackson, 1954 accepted as Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Ericusa sowerbyi sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) accepted as Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Voluta sowerbyi Kiener, 1839) Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles.
Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (<i>Mitra</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34 [pp. 1-48 (1838); 39-120 (1839); pl. 1-31 (1838); 32-34 (1839) ]; Volute (<i>Voluta</i>), Linné, pp. 1-70, pl. 1-51 [pp. 1-70 (1839); pl. 1-8, 10-19, 33, 35, 38-39, 45-48, 50 (1838); 9, 20-32, 34, 36-37, 40-44, 49, 51-52 (1839)]; Marginelle (<i>Marginella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-44, pl. 1-13 [pp. 1-30 (1834); 31-44 (1841); pl. 1-9 (1834); 10-13 (1841)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87624
page(s): Voluta: 47, pl. 50 [details]
page(s): Voluta: 47, pl. 50 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=384825 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Voluta fusiformis Swainson, 1822) Swainson, W. (1822) Appendix: Description of several new shells, and remarks on others, contained in the collection of the late Mrs. Bligh. In: <i>A catalogue of the rare and valuable shells, which formed the celebrated collection of the late Mrs. Bligh. The sale of this collection ... 20 May, 1822.</i> C. Dubois, London: appendix, pp. 1-20, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62617508 [details]
original description (of Voluta sowerbyi Kiener, 1839) Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles. Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (<i>Mitra</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34 [pp. 1-48 (1838); 39-120 (1839); pl. 1-31 (1838); 32-34 (1839) ]; Volute (<i>Voluta</i>), Linné, pp. 1-70, pl. 1-51 [pp. 1-70 (1839); pl. 1-8, 10-19, 33, 35, 38-39, 45-48, 50 (1838); 9, 20-32, 34, 36-37, 40-44, 49, 51-52 (1839)]; Marginelle (<i>Marginella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-44, pl. 1-13 [pp. 1-30 (1834); 31-44 (1841); pl. 1-9 (1834); 10-13 (1841)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87624
page(s): Voluta: 47, pl. 50 [details]
original description (of Ericusa sowerbyi porcellana N. Jackson, 1954) Jackson, N. (1954). Albinism in volutes. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.</em> 73: 35-37, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38776660
page(s): 37, pl. 2 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Mesericusa sowerbyi perspecta Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Mesericusa stokesi Cotton, 1961) Cotton, B. C. (1961). A new species of volute. <i>Mesericusa stokesi</i> sp. nov. from South Australia. <em>Publication of the Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section.</em> 16: 1-2. [details]
basis of record Mattiske, I. & Hallan, A. (2024). A conchological iconography of living <i>Ericusa</i> H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Neogastropoda: Volutidae). <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 18: 5-77.
page(s): 10, pls 23-34, 54A-C [details]
original description (of Voluta sowerbyi Kiener, 1839) Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles. Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (<i>Mitra</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34 [pp. 1-48 (1838); 39-120 (1839); pl. 1-31 (1838); 32-34 (1839) ]; Volute (<i>Voluta</i>), Linné, pp. 1-70, pl. 1-51 [pp. 1-70 (1839); pl. 1-8, 10-19, 33, 35, 38-39, 45-48, 50 (1838); 9, 20-32, 34, 36-37, 40-44, 49, 51-52 (1839)]; Marginelle (<i>Marginella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-44, pl. 1-13 [pp. 1-30 (1834); 31-44 (1841); pl. 1-9 (1834); 10-13 (1841)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87624
page(s): Voluta: 47, pl. 50 [details]
original description (of Ericusa sowerbyi porcellana N. Jackson, 1954) Jackson, N. (1954). Albinism in volutes. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.</em> 73: 35-37, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38776660
page(s): 37, pl. 2 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Mesericusa sowerbyi perspecta Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mesericusa stokesi Cotton, 1961) Cotton, B. C. (1961). A new species of volute. <i>Mesericusa stokesi</i> sp. nov. from South Australia. <em>Publication of the Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section.</em> 16: 1-2. [details]
basis of record Mattiske, I. & Hallan, A. (2024). A conchological iconography of living <i>Ericusa</i> H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Neogastropoda: Volutidae). <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 18: 5-77.
page(s): 10, pls 23-34, 54A-C [details]
Other
additional source
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 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Ericusa (Mesericusa) stokesi Cotton, 1961 is also considered as synonym of the present species [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mesericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Voluta fusiformis Swainson, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Conchology (Ericusa sowerbyi)
To Malacopics (Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) Australia, New South Wales, off Sydney, by trawling...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mesericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mesericusa sowerbyi perspecta Iredale, 1929)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Voluta fusiformis Swainson, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Conchology (Ericusa sowerbyi)
To Malacopics (Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839) Australia, New South Wales, off Sydney, by trawling...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mesericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mesericusa sowerbyi perspecta Iredale, 1929)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
