African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Semicassis Mörch, 1852

AphiaID

415969 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415969)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Phaliinae Beu, 1981

Original name

Cassis (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852

Direct children (11)

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Species Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)
Species Semicassis bulla T. Habe, 1961
Species Semicassis decipiens (Kilburn, 1980)
Species Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)
Species Semicassis fernandesi (Kilburn, 1975)
Species Semicassis glabrata (Dunker, 1852)
Species Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778)
Species Semicassis labiata (G. Perry, 1811)
Species Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)
Species Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Semicassis zeylanica (Lamarck, 1822)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of ) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). 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, 170 pp. [1852]; Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 112 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Semicassis Mörch, 1852. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415969 on 2026-07-07

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Semicassis Mörch, 1852. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415969 on 2026-07-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-09-23 14:01:30Z

created

db_admin

2012-06-13 06:58:45Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-08-19 05:50:38Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-10-07 05:36:16Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of ) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). 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, 170 pp. [1852]; Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 112 [details]

subsequent type designation Harris, G. F. (1897). Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Australasian Tertiary Mollusca. London: British Museum (Natural History). xxvi + 406 pp., 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8400599
page(s): 198 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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