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Elenchus Swainson, 1840

Cantharidus opalus
Cantharidus opalus

580344  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:580344)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Trochida (Order)
  7. Trochoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Trochidae (Family)
  9. Cantharidinae (Subfamily)
  10. Elenchus (Genus)
 unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Elenchus Curtis, 1831 [Coleoptera], and junior objective synonym of Cantharidus)
Genus
Trochus iris Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Cantharidus opalus (Martyn, 1784) (type by subsequent designation)
Eleuchus [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling
Monodonta (Elenchus) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

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  1. Subgenus Elenchus (Phasianotrochus) P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885 (original rank)
  2. Subgenus Elenchus (Thalotia) Gray, 1847 accepted as Thalotia Gray, 1847
    1. Species Elenchus dilatatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Cantharidus dilatatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) (superseded combination)
    2. Species Elenchus exiguus A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Alcyna exigua (A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
    3. Species Elenchus ocellatus A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Phasianotrochus eximius (Perry, 1811) (junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Elenchus rutilus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Phasianotrochus rutilus (A. Adams, 1853) (original combination)
    5. Species Elenchus circulatus Reeve, 1848 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    6. Species Elenchus vulgaris A. Adams, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    masculine
    (of Monodonta (Elenchus) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
    page(s): 219, 351 [details]   
    MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Elenchus Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580344 on 2024-04-18
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    2011-09-20 19:32:48Z
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    Bouchet, Philippe
    2012-05-21 23:35:11Z
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    Rosenberg, Gary
    2019-06-17 19:24:31Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe

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    original description  (of Monodonta (Elenchus) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
    page(s): 219, 351 [details]   
    To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) 
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    Cantharidus opalus
    Cantharidus opalus
    Image from typetaxon

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