WoRMS taxon details
Amauropsis Mörch, 1857
138236 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138236)
accepted
Genus
Nerita islandica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791) (type by monotypy)
Acrybia (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 · unaccepted
Amauropsis (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 · unaccepted
Bulbus (Amauropsis) Morch, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Choristes P. P. Carpenter, 1872 · unaccepted
Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 · unaccepted (original rank)
Natica (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 · unaccepted
Polynices (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 · alternative representation
- Species Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906)
- Species Amauropsis apora (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908)
- Species Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916)
- Species Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897)
- Species Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908)
- Species Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990
- Species Amauropsis prasina (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Amauropsis rossiana E. A. Smith, 1907
- Species Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877)
- Species Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908)
- Subgenus Amauropsis (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 accepted as Amauropsis Mörch, 1857
- Species Amauropsis (Amauropsis) rossiana E.A. Smith, 1907 accepted as Amauropsis rossiana E. A. Smith, 1907 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amauropsis cornea (Möller, 1842) accepted as Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amauropsis globulus Angas, 1880 accepted as Alexania globula (Angas, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amauropsis moerchi A. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Alexania moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Amauropsis perscalpta (E. von Martens, 1878) accepted as Natica perscalpta E. von Martens, 1878
- Species Amauropsis purpurea Dall, 1871 accepted as Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Amauropsis subperforata (Dell, 1956) accepted as Falsilunatia subperforata Dell, 1956
- Species Amauropsis xantha (R. B. Watson, 1881) accepted as Falsilunatia xantha (R. B. Watson, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amauropsis godfroyi (E. Lamy, 1910) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
(of Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Mörch, O. A. L. (1857). <i>Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr, Prodromus fauna molluscorum grønlandicae</i>. In Rink, H.J. (Ed.) <i>Grönland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet. Naturhistoriske Bidrag til en Beskrivelse ad Grönland</i>. Vol. 4. Rink, Copenhagen. pp. 75–100. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28838318
page(s): 81 [details]
(of Polynices (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 377; note: Listed under Polynices (Amauropsis) perovatus Conrad ?. "but it is possible that De Gregorio's type may be different, in which case our present form may take the name of ocalana" [details]
page(s): 81 [details]
(of Polynices (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 377; note: Listed under Polynices (Amauropsis) perovatus Conrad ?. "but it is possible that De Gregorio's type may be different, in which case our present form may take the name of ocalana" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138236 on 2024-08-16
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original description
(of Choristes P. P. Carpenter, 1872) Dawson J.W. (1872). The post-Pliocene geology of Canada. Sub-kingdom Mollusca. <em>The Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science.</em> (n.s.)6(4): 369-416., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7714469 [details]
original description (of Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Mörch, O. A. L. (1857). <i>Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr, Prodromus fauna molluscorum grønlandicae</i>. In Rink, H.J. (Ed.) <i>Grönland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet. Naturhistoriske Bidrag til en Beskrivelse ad Grönland</i>. Vol. 4. Rink, Copenhagen. pp. 75–100. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28838318
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Natica (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Mörch, O. A. L. (1857). <i>Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr, Prodromus fauna molluscorum grønlandicae</i>. In Rink, H.J. (Ed.) <i>Grönland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet. Naturhistoriske Bidrag til en Beskrivelse ad Grönland</i>. Vol. 4. Rink, Copenhagen. pp. 75–100. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28838318
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Polynices (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 377; note: Listed under Polynices (Amauropsis) perovatus Conrad ?. "but it is possible that De Gregorio's type may be different, in which case our present form may take the name of ocalana" [details]
taxonomy source Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Mörch, O. A. L. (1857). <i>Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr, Prodromus fauna molluscorum grønlandicae</i>. In Rink, H.J. (Ed.) <i>Grönland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet. Naturhistoriske Bidrag til en Beskrivelse ad Grönland</i>. Vol. 4. Rink, Copenhagen. pp. 75–100. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28838318
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Natica (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Mörch, O. A. L. (1857). <i>Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr, Prodromus fauna molluscorum grønlandicae</i>. In Rink, H.J. (Ed.) <i>Grönland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet. Naturhistoriske Bidrag til en Beskrivelse ad Grönland</i>. Vol. 4. Rink, Copenhagen. pp. 75–100. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28838318
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Polynices (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 377; note: Listed under Polynices (Amauropsis) perovatus Conrad ?. "but it is possible that De Gregorio's type may be different, in which case our present form may take the name of ocalana" [details]
taxonomy source Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
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