WoRMS taxon details
Arcopagia T. Brown, 1827
138529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138529)
accepted
Genus
Tellina crassa Pennant, 1777 accepted as Arcopagia crassa (Pennant, 1777) (type by subsequent designation)
Arcopagia (Arcopagia) T. Brown, 1827 † · unaccepted (no subgenus distinction in use)
Arcopagia (Bertinella) Glibert & van de Poel, 1967 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arcopagia (Sinuosipagia) Cossmann, 1921 † · alternative representation
Cydippe Leach, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina (Arcopagia) T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tellina (Argopagia) [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling by Martin, 1885)
Tellina (Sinuosipagia) Cossmann, 1921 † · unaccepted
- Species Arcopagia crassa (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Arcopagia richardi Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906
- Species Arcopagia clausa (Deshayes, 1855) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Subgenus Arcopagia (Arcopella) Thiele, 1934 accepted as Arcopella Thiele, 1934 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Arcopagia (Cadella) Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Cadella Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Arcopagia (Johnsonella) Afshar, 1969 accepted as Johnsonella Afshar, 1969 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Arcopagia (Merisca) Dall, 1900 accepted as Merisca Dall, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Arcopagia (Merisca) tokunagai Ikebe, 1936 accepted as Ardeamya tokunagai (Ikebe, 1936) (basionym)
- Subgenus Arcopagia (Quadrans) Bertin, 1878 accepted as Quadrans Bertin, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Arcopagia (Quadrans) spinosa (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Quadrans spinosus (Hanley, 1844)
- Subgenus Arcopagia (Smitharcopagia) Afshar, 1969 accepted as Scutarcopagia Pilsbry, 1918 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcopagia ala (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Tellina ala Hanley, 1845 accepted as Alaona ala (Hanley, 1845)
- Species Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arcopagia bertini Jousseaume, 1895 accepted as Jitlada bertini (Jousseaume, 1895)
- Species Arcopagia britannica (Tomlin, 1934) accepted as Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Arcopagia casta (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Abranda casta (Hanley, 1844)
- Species Arcopagia dapsilis Hedley, 1909 accepted as Clathrotellina carnicolor (Hanley, 1846) (superseded combination)
- Species Arcopagia elegantissima (E. A. Smith, 1885) accepted as Clathrotellina elegantissima (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Arcopagia fausta (Pulteney, 1799) accepted as Johnsonella fausta (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Arcopagia fimbriata (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Serratina fimbriata (Hanley, 1844)
- Species Arcopagia innesi Jousseaume, 1918 accepted as Pinguitellina pinguis (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcopagia isseli (H. Adams, 1871) accepted as Arcopella isseli (H. Adams, 1871)
- Species Arcopagia medialis Conrad, 1857 accepted as Leporimetis obesa (Deshayes, 1855) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcopagia ponsonbyi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) accepted as Pseudarcopagia ponsonbyi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)
- Species Arcopagia serricostata (Tokunaga, 1906) accepted as Serratina jonasi (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Arcopagia subtruncata (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Pristipagia subtruncata (Hanley, 1844)
- Species Arcopagia tokunagai Ikebe, 1936 accepted as Ardeamya tokunagai (Ikebe, 1936) (original combination)
- Species Arcopagia unda Conrad, 1857 accepted as Leporimetis obesa (Deshayes, 1855) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcopagia vespuciana (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) accepted as Eurytellina vespuciana (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from Nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> [i–vi] + i–v pp., 52 pls [1–52, 10*, with unpaginated plate explanations]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 16 [details]
page(s): pl. 16 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arcopagia T. Brown, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138529 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from Nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> [i–vi] + i–v pp., 52 pls [1–52, 10*, with unpaginated plate explanations]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 16 [details]
original description (of Cydippe 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
page(s): 314 [details]
original description (of Arcopagia (Sinuosipagia) Cossmann, 1921 †) Cossmann, M. (1921-1922). Synopsis illustré des Mollusques de l'Eocène et de l'Oligocene en Aquitaine. <em>Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France. Paléontologie.</em> (Mémoire nº 55) 23: 1-112, pls. 1-6 (1921); 25: 113-220, pls. 7-15 (1922)., available online at https://patrimoine.sorbonne-universite.fr/fonds/item/2863-synopsis-illustre-des-mollusques-de-l-eocene-et-de-l-oligocence-en-aquitaine?offset=5
page(s): 41; note: as "section" of Arcopaga [details]
original description (of Arcopagia (Bertinella) Glibert & van de Poel, 1967 †) Glibert, M.; Van de Poel, L. (1967). Les Bivalvia fossiles du Cénozoïque étranger des collections de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. V. Oligodontina. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.</em> (2) 83: 1-152., available online at http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/memoirs-of-the-royal-institute-of-natural-sciences-of-belgium-second-series/83-1967
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 97 [details]
page(s): pl. 16 [details]
original description (of Cydippe 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
page(s): 314 [details]
original description (of Arcopagia (Sinuosipagia) Cossmann, 1921 †) Cossmann, M. (1921-1922). Synopsis illustré des Mollusques de l'Eocène et de l'Oligocene en Aquitaine. <em>Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France. Paléontologie.</em> (Mémoire nº 55) 23: 1-112, pls. 1-6 (1921); 25: 113-220, pls. 7-15 (1922)., available online at https://patrimoine.sorbonne-universite.fr/fonds/item/2863-synopsis-illustre-des-mollusques-de-l-eocene-et-de-l-oligocence-en-aquitaine?offset=5
page(s): 41; note: as "section" of Arcopaga [details]
original description (of Arcopagia (Bertinella) Glibert & van de Poel, 1967 †) Glibert, M.; Van de Poel, L. (1967). Les Bivalvia fossiles du Cénozoïque étranger des collections de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. V. Oligodontina. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.</em> (2) 83: 1-152., available online at http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/memoirs-of-the-royal-institute-of-natural-sciences-of-belgium-second-series/83-1967
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 97 [details]
Other
additional source
Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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subsequent type designation Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp. [i-xxviii + 1-104: 1 Sep 1846; 105-232: 1 Dec 1846; 233-360: 1 Mar 1847; 361-488: 18 Apr 1847; 489-616: 25 May 1847; 617-637: 17 Jul 1847]; 2: 1-717, xxix-xlii pp. [1-104: 17 Jul 1847; 105-232: 8 Sep 1847; 233-352: 7 Dec 1847; 353-492: 18 Feb 1848; 493-612: Feb 1849; 613-717 + xxix-xliii: Mar 1849]; Supplementa et corrigenda: i-v, 1-140 pp. [Dec 1852]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10695423
page(s): 76 [details]
[request]subsequent type designation Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp. [i-xxviii + 1-104: 1 Sep 1846; 105-232: 1 Dec 1846; 233-360: 1 Mar 1847; 361-488: 18 Apr 1847; 489-616: 25 May 1847; 617-637: 17 Jul 1847]; 2: 1-717, xxix-xlii pp. [1-104: 17 Jul 1847; 105-232: 8 Sep 1847; 233-352: 7 Dec 1847; 353-492: 18 Feb 1848; 493-612: Feb 1849; 613-717 + xxix-xliii: Mar 1849]; Supplementa et corrigenda: i-v, 1-140 pp. [Dec 1852]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10695423
page(s): 76 [details]
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Authority Manuscript name of Leach validated by Brown (1827). [details]
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