WoRMS taxon details
Terebratulina retusa (Linnaeus, 1758)
104055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104055)
accepted
Species
Anomia caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Anomia retusa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Terebratula aurita Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebratula emarginata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebratula retusa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Terebratula striata Leach, 1852
· unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebratulina retusa emarginata (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Terebratulina retusa emarginata (Risso, 1826) accepted as Terebratulina retusa (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Anomia retusa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Terebratulina retusa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104055 on 2025-11-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767)) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
note: "Anomia caputserpentis" was originally described in Linnaeus, 1758, but this was for a fossil species. In 1767 Linnaeus expanded his definition to include recent specimens of what was later realized t...
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original description (of Anomia retusa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Terebratula aurita Fleming, 1822) Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
note: See p. 498. [details]
original description (of Terebratula striata Leach, 1852 ) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
note: See p. 359, plate 13. [details]
original description (of Terebratula emarginata Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192 [details]
basis of record Brunton, C.H.C.; Curry, G.B. (1979). British brachiopods. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. <em>Synopses of the British fauna (New Series), N.S. 17. Academic Press: London. ISBN 0-12-137960-4.</em> 64 pp. [details]
note: "Anomia caputserpentis" was originally described in Linnaeus, 1758, but this was for a fossil species. In 1767 Linnaeus expanded his definition to include recent specimens of what was later realized t...
"Anomia caputserpentis" was originally described in Linnaeus, 1758, but this was for a fossil species. In 1767 Linnaeus expanded his definition to include recent specimens of what was later realized to be a different species synonymous with what Linnaeus (1758) called "Anomia retusa".
original description (of Anomia retusa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Terebratula aurita Fleming, 1822) Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
note: See p. 498. [details]
original description (of Terebratula striata Leach, 1852 ) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
note: See p. 359, plate 13. [details]
original description (of Terebratula emarginata Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192 [details]
basis of record Brunton, C.H.C.; Curry, G.B. (1979). British brachiopods. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. <em>Synopses of the British fauna (New Series), N.S. 17. Academic Press: London. ISBN 0-12-137960-4.</em> 64 pp. [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
additional source Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. (1997-2007). Part H revised, Brachiopoda. <em>Geological Society of America, Boulder; and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence,.</em> vol. 1-6. [details]
additional source Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
additional source d'Hondt, J.-L. (1976). Sur quelques Brachiopodes actuels (Océan Atlantique, Mediterranée, Kerguelen). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (series 3, no. 350) Zoologie.</em> 243: 1–13, 4 fig. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. (1997-2007). Part H revised, Brachiopoda. <em>Geological Society of America, Boulder; and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence,.</em> vol. 1-6. [details]
additional source Logan, A. (2007). Geographic distribution of extant articulated brachiopods. <em>In: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part H, Brachiopoda (revised), vol.6, 3082–3115. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.</em> [details]
additional source d'Hondt, J.-L. (1976). Sur quelques Brachiopodes actuels (Océan Atlantique, Mediterranée, Kerguelen). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (series 3, no. 350) Zoologie.</em> 243: 1–13, 4 fig. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Terebratulina caputserpentis) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Terebratulina retusa)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Terebratulina caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1767); NHMUK:ecatalogue:701436) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Terebratulina caputserpentis) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Terebratulina retusa)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Terebratulina caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1767); NHMUK:ecatalogue:701436) (from synonym Terebratulina caputserpentis (sensu Linnaeus, 1767))
To ITIS
