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Morum Röding, 1798

390898  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390898)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Neogastropoda incertae sedis (Superfamily)
  8. Harpidae (Family)
  9. Moruminae (Subfamily)
  10. Morum (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Morum purpureum Röding, 1798 (type by monotypy)
Herculea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Lambidium Link, 1807 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Morum (Cancellomorum) W. K. Emerson & Old, 1963 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Morum (Herculea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 · alternative representation
Morum (Morum) Röding, 1798 · alternative representation
Morum (Onimusiro) Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 · alternative representation
Onimusiro Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Oniscia G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oniscia (Margovoluta) Sacco, 1890 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oniscia (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Oniscidia Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Oniscidia Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (Misspelling of Sowerby's Oniscia...)  
Misspelling of Sowerby's Oniscia according to Opinion 1040, 1975; Oniscidia Mörch, 1852 is a valid use of this genus name
Pulchroniscia Garrard, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Morum alfi Thach, 2018
  2. Species Morum amabile Shikama, 1973
  3. Species Morum antiquissimum (K. Martin, 1914) †
  4. Species Morum bayeri Petuch, 2001
  5. Species Morum bellardii (Sacco, 1890) †
  6. Species Morum berschaueri Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2015
  7. Species Morum bruuni (A. W. B. Powell, 1958)
  8. Species Morum cancellatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  9. Species Morum chavani (Furon, 1948) †
  10. Species Morum claibornense (Garvie, 2013) †
  11. Species Morum clatratum Bouchet, 2002
  12. Species Morum concilium D. Monsecour, K. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2018
  13. Species Morum cythara (Brocchi, 1814) †
  14. Species Morum damasoi Petuch & Berschauer, 2020
  15. Species Morum dennisoni (Reeve, 1842)
  16. Species Morum domingense (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
  17. Species Morum exquisitum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  18. Species Morum fatimae Poppe & Brulet, 1999
  19. Species Morum finlayi (Laws, 1932) †
  20. Species Morum grande (A. Adams, 1855)
  21. Species Morum harpaforme A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 †
  22. Species Morum inerme Lorenz, 2014
  23. Species Morum janae D. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2011
  24. Species Morum joelgreenei W. K. Emerson, 1981
  25. Species Morum jungi Landau, 1996 †
  26. Species Morum kreipli Thach, 2018
  27. Species Morum kurzi Petuch, 1979
  28. Species Morum lathraeum D. Monsecour, Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2019
  29. Species Morum lindae Petuch, 1987
  30. Species Morum lorenzi D. Monsecour, 2011
  31. Species Morum macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
  32. Species Morum macdonaldi W. K. Emerson, 1981
  33. Species Morum magnificum Lorenz, D. Monsecour & K. Monsecour, 2025
  34. Species Morum mariaodeteae Petuch & Berschauer, 2020
  35. Species Morum matthewsi W. K. Emerson, 1967
  36. Species Morum minor (Grateloup, 1845) †
  37. Species Morum morrisoni D. Monsecour, Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2020
  38. Species Morum neglectum (Michelotti, 1861) †
  39. Species Morum ninomiyai W. K. Emerson, 1986
  40. Species Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  41. Species Morum petestimpsoni Thach, 2017
  42. Species Morum ponderosum (Hanley, 1858)
  43. Species Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919
  44. Species Morum purpureum Röding, 1798
  45. Species Morum roseum Bouchet, 2002
  46. Species Morum strombiforme (Reeve, 1842)
  47. Species Morum subcancellatum Nomura, 1935 †
  48. Species Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961
  49. Species Morum tuberculosum (Reeve, 1842)
  50. Species Morum uchiyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1961
  51. Species Morum variolosum (Grateloup, 1834) †
  52. Species Morum veleroae W. K. Emerson, 1968
  53. Species Morum vicdani W. K. Emerson, 1995
  54. Species Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981
  55. Species Morum watsoni Dance & W. K. Emerson, 1967
  56. Subgenus Morum (Cancellomorum) W. K. Emerson & Old, 1963 accepted as Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Morum (Cancellomorum) lindae Petuch, 1987 accepted as Morum lindae Petuch, 1987
    2. Species Morum (Cancellomorum) watsoni Dance & W. K. Emerson, 1967 accepted as Morum watsoni Dance & W. K. Emerson, 1967 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Morum (Cancellomorum) praeclarum Melvill, 1919 represented as Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919
    4. Species Morum (Cancellomorum) veleroae W. K. Emerson, 1968 represented as Morum veleroae W. K. Emerson, 1968
  57. Subgenus Morum (Onimusiro) Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 accepted as Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Morum (Onimusiro) amabilis Shikama, 1973 accepted as Morum amabile Shikama, 1973 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
    2. Species Morum (Onimusiro) teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961 accepted as Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961
    3. Species Morum (Onimusiro) uchiyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1961 accepted as Morum uchiyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1961
  58. Species Morum celinamarumai Kosuge, 1981 accepted as Morum joelgreenei W. K. Emerson, 1981
  59. Species Morum delectum (Garrard, 1961) accepted as Morum bruuni (A. W. B. Powell, 1958) (junior subjective synonym)
  60. Species Morum dunkeri Speyer, 1862 † accepted as Morum minor (Grateloup, 1845) †
  61. Species Morum floridana H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 † accepted as Morum floridanum H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 † accepted as Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  62. Species Morum floridanum H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 † accepted as Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Species Morum harpaeforme (Grateloup, 1827) † accepted as Morum cythara (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Morum lamarcki (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Morum purpureum Röding, 1798 (misspelling)
  65. Species Morum lamarckii (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Morum purpureum Röding, 1798
  66. Species Morum xanthostoma A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Morum tuberculosum (Reeve, 1842) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Subgenus Morum (Herculea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
    1. Species Morum (Herculea) ponderosum (Hanley, 1858) represented as Morum ponderosum (Hanley, 1858)
  68. Subgenus Morum (Morum) Röding, 1798 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
    1. Species Morum (Morum) strombiforme (Reeve, 1842) represented as Morum strombiforme (Reeve, 1842)
  69. Subgenus Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
    1. Species Morum (Oniscidia) celinamarumai Kosuge, 1981 accepted as Morum (Oniscidia) joelgreenei W. K. Emerson, 1981 represented as Morum joelgreenei W. K. Emerson, 1981
    2. Species Morum (Oniscidia) grande A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Oniscia grandis A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Morum grande (A. Adams, 1855) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    3. Species Morum (Oniscidia) harpaeforme (Grateloup, 1827) † accepted as Morum cythara (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Morum (Oniscidia) harpaformis A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 † accepted as Morum harpaforme A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 † (incorrect gender ending)
    5. Species Morum (Oniscidia) quilonicum Dey, 1962 † accepted as Fusimorio quilonicus (Dey, 1962) † (basionym)
    6. Species Morum (Oniscidia) bruuni (A. W. B. Powell, 1958) represented as Morum bruuni (A. W. B. Powell, 1958)
    7. Species Morum (Oniscidia) cancellatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) represented as Morum cancellatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
    8. Species Morum (Oniscidia) concilium D. Monsecour, K. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2018 represented as Morum concilium D. Monsecour, K. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2018
    9. Species Morum (Oniscidia) exquisitum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) represented as Morum exquisitum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
    10. Species Morum (Oniscidia) fatimae Poppe & Brulet, 1999 represented as Morum fatimae Poppe & Brulet, 1999
    11. Species Morum (Oniscidia) finlayi (Laws, 1932) † represented as Morum finlayi (Laws, 1932) †
    12. Species Morum (Oniscidia) harpaforme A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 † represented as Morum harpaforme A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 †
    13. Species Morum (Oniscidia) inerme Lorenz, 2014 represented as Morum inerme Lorenz, 2014
    14. Species Morum (Oniscidia) janae D. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2011 represented as Morum janae D. Monsecour & Lorenz, 2011
    15. Species Morum (Oniscidia) joelgreenei W. K. Emerson, 1981 represented as Morum joelgreenei W. K. Emerson, 1981
    16. Species Morum (Oniscidia) jungi Landau, 1996 † represented as Morum jungi Landau, 1996 †
    17. Species Morum (Oniscidia) kurzi Petuch, 1979 represented as Morum kurzi Petuch, 1979
    18. Species Morum (Oniscidia) lorenzi D. Monsecour, 2011 represented as Morum lorenzi D. Monsecour, 2011
    19. Species Morum (Oniscidia) macdonaldi W. K. Emerson, 1981 represented as Morum macdonaldi W. K. Emerson, 1981
    20. Species Morum (Oniscidia) morrisoni D. Monsecour, Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2020 represented as Morum morrisoni D. Monsecour, Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2020
    21. Species Morum (Oniscidia) ninomiyai W. K. Emerson, 1986 represented as Morum ninomiyai W. K. Emerson, 1986
    22. Species Morum (Oniscidia) praeclarum Melvill, 1919 represented as Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919
    23. Species Morum (Oniscidia) teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961 represented as Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961
    24. Species Morum (Oniscidia) uchiyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1961 represented as Morum uchiyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1961
    25. Species Morum (Oniscidia) variolosum (Grateloup, 1834) † represented as Morum variolosum (Grateloup, 1834) †
    26. Species Morum (Oniscidia) vicdani W. K. Emerson, 1995 represented as Morum vicdani W. K. Emerson, 1995
    27. Species Morum (Oniscidia) watanabei Kosuge, 1981 represented as Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981
    28. Species Morum (Oniscidia) chipolanum J. A. Gardner, 1947 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Morum harpula (Conrad, 1847) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Morum macgintyi M. Smith, 1937 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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
page(s): 53 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Morum Röding, 1798. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390898 on 2025-09-10
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Tran, Bastien
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2009-06-16 08:09:34Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2010-07-31 13:00:00Z
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Tran, Bastien
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Bouchet, Philippe
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original description 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
page(s): 53 [details] 

original description (of Onimusiro Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) Kuroda, T., Habe, T. & Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. pp. i–xix, 1–741 (Japanese), 121 pls., 1–489 (English), 1–51 (index). [details] 

original description (of Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 111 [details] 

original description (of Oniscia G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) 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): 24, pl. [233] [details] 

original description (of Lambidium Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 112 [details] 

original description (of Morum (Herculea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 2: 621. [details] 

original description (of Pulchroniscia Garrard, 1961) Garrard, T. A. (1961). Mollusca collected by M. V. Challenge off the east coast of Australia. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 1(5): 3-38, 2 pls.
page(s): 16 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Morum (Cancellomorum) W. K. Emerson & Old, 1963) Emerson, W. K. & Old, W. E. (1963). Results of the Puritan-American Museum Expedition to Western Mexico 19. The Recent mollusks: Gastropoda, Strombacea, Tonnacea, and Cymatiacea. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2153: 1-38, figs. 1-28., available online at https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/6dfc77c3-35bb-41a2-8e3e-f46b04dc47c3
page(s): 18 [details] 

original description (of Oniscia (Margovoluta) Sacco, 1890 †) Sacco, F. (1890). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte VII — (Harpidae e Cassididae). [Published 13 June 1890]. <em>Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della Reale Universita di Torino.</em> 5 (82): 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11666514
page(s): 20 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Lee, H. G. [accessed 16 June 2009] The Genus Morum Worldwide. http://www.jaxshells.org/813b.htm. [details] 
 
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