WoRMS taxon details
Merica oblonga (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
464768 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464768)
accepted
Species
Cancellaria bifasciata Deshayes, 1830 · unaccepted
Cancellaria decussata Nyst, 1838 · unaccepted
Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 60, App. xv [details]
page(s): 60, App. xv [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Merica oblonga (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464768 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancellaria bifasciata Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria decussata Nyst, 1838) Nyst, H. (1838). Notice sur une Cyrène et sur une Cancellaire inédites. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5: 113-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009373 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 60, App. xv [details]
basis of record Verhecken, A. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 295-324. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 308 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria decussata Nyst, 1838) Nyst, H. (1838). Notice sur une Cyrène et sur une Cancellaire inédites. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5: 113-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009373 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 60, App. xv [details]
basis of record Verhecken, A. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 295-324. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 308 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Verhecken A. (2008). Cancellariidae. Pp. 816-825, in G.T. Poppe (ed.), <i>Philippine marine mollusks</i>, volume 2. Hackenheim: CoonchBooks. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Leung KF. & Morton B. (2000). The 1998 resurvey of the subtidal molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong, six years after dredging began and three since it ended.In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: Morton B, editor. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 553-617. [details]
additional source Hemmen, J. (2007). <i>Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae</i>. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, <i>Recent Cancellariidae</i> by Jens Hemmen, 2007. <i>Conchologia Ingrata</i> 9: 1-8]. [details]
additional source Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2000). Three new species of the genus <i>Merica</i> (Neogastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa and the Philippines. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 114(4): 142–148., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271814
page(s): 143, figs 1, 5, 6. [details]
additional source Hemmen, J. (2007). <i>Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae</i>. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, <i>Recent Cancellariidae</i> by Jens Hemmen, 2007. <i>Conchologia Ingrata</i> 9: 1-8]. [details]
additional source Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2000). Three new species of the genus <i>Merica</i> (Neogastropoda: Cancellariidae) from South Africa and the Philippines. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 114(4): 142–148., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271814
page(s): 143, figs 1, 5, 6. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria bifasciata Deshayes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria decussata Nyst, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merica oblonga)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Malacopics (Merica oblonga (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sri Lanka, Northern Sri Lanka, in nets, by f...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2120) (from synonym Cancellaria bifasciata Deshayes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria decussata Nyst, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merica oblonga)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cancellaria oblonga G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Malacopics (Merica oblonga (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sri Lanka, Northern Sri Lanka, in nets, by f...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-2120) (from synonym Cancellaria bifasciata Deshayes, 1830)
