WoRMS name details
Oniscia G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
574324 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:574324)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by subsequent designation)
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
- Subgenus Oniscia (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 accepted as Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Oniscia cancellata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Morum cancellatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination)
- Species Oniscia cithara G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Morum cythara (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Buccinum cythara Brocchi, 1814)
- Species Oniscia cithara R. B. Watson, 1881 accepted as Morum watsoni Dance & W. K. Emerson, 1967 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Oniscia cithara G. B. Sowerby, 1825; Morum (Cancellomorum) watsoni Dance & W. K. Emerson, 1967 is a replacement name)
- Species Oniscia dennisoni Reeve, 1842 accepted as Morum dennisoni (Reeve, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Oniscia exquisita A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Morum exquisitum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (original combination)
- Species Oniscia grandis A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Morum grande (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
- Species Oniscia lamarckii Deshayes, 1844 accepted as Morum lamarckii (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Morum purpureum Röding, 1798
- Species Oniscia macandrewi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Morum macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) (original combination)
- Species Oniscia oniscus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Oniscia ponderosa Hanley, 1858 accepted as Morum ponderosum (Hanley, 1858) (original combination)
- Species Oniscia quadriseriata Menke, 1830 accepted as Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Oniscia strombiformis Reeve, 1842 accepted as Morum strombiforme (Reeve, 1842)
- Species Oniscia triseriata Menke, 1830 accepted as Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unnecessary substitute name for Strombus oniscus)
- Species Oniscia tuberculosa Reeve, 1842 accepted as Morum tuberculosum (Reeve, 1842) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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]
page(s): 24, pl. [233] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oniscia G. B. Sowerby I, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574324 on 2025-05-14
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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]
page(s): 24, pl. [233] [details]
