WoRMS taxon details
Verpa aquaria (Burrow, 1815)
1831352 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1831352)
accepted
Species
Aspergillum dichotomum Chenu, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum disjunctum Reeve, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum semifimbriatum Chenu, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum sparsum G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brechites (Verpa) aquarius (Burrow, 1815) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Brechites dichotomus (Chenu, 1842) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Serpula aquaria Burrow, 1815 · unaccepted (superseded original combination....)
superseded original combination. Reclassification to Penicillidae in Mollusca
marine
(of Serpula aquaria Burrow, 1815) Burrow, E. I. (1815). Elements of conchology, according to the Linnæan system, illustrated by 28 plates, drawn from nature. London, R. & A. Taylor, xix + 246 pp. [1st edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11954321
page(s): 178 [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Verpa aquaria (Burrow, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1831352 on 2026-06-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serpula aquaria Burrow, 1815) Burrow, E. I. (1815). Elements of conchology, according to the Linnæan system, illustrated by 28 plates, drawn from nature. London, R. & A. Taylor, xix + 246 pp. [1st edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11954321
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum dichotomum Chenu, 1842) Chenu. (1842). G[enus] Aspergillum. <i>Illustrations Conchyliologiques</i>, Part 1. 4 pp., 5 pls.
page(s): 3, pl. 2 figs 6-6a [details]
original description (of Aspergillum disjunctum Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Aspergillum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pl. 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1860]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125667 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum semifimbriatum Chenu, 1842) Chenu. (1842). G[enus] Aspergillum. <i>Illustrations Conchyliologiques</i>, Part 1. 4 pp., 5 pls.
page(s): 4, pl. 3 figs 5-5a [details]
original description (of Aspergillum sparsum G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 4, App. ii. [details]
new combination reference Tan S.K., Tan S.H. & Low M.E.Y. (2011) A reassessment of <i>Verpa penis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Clavagelloidea), a species presumed nationally extinct. <i>Nature in Singapore</i> 4: 5-8., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/app/uploads/2017/06/2011nis005-008.pdf
page(s): 5; note: Verpa regarded as genus [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum dichotomum Chenu, 1842) Chenu. (1842). G[enus] Aspergillum. <i>Illustrations Conchyliologiques</i>, Part 1. 4 pp., 5 pls.
page(s): 3, pl. 2 figs 6-6a [details]
original description (of Aspergillum disjunctum Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Aspergillum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pl. 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1860]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125667 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum semifimbriatum Chenu, 1842) Chenu. (1842). G[enus] Aspergillum. <i>Illustrations Conchyliologiques</i>, Part 1. 4 pp., 5 pls.
page(s): 4, pl. 3 figs 5-5a [details]
original description (of Aspergillum sparsum G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 4, App. ii. [details]
new combination reference Tan S.K., Tan S.H. & Low M.E.Y. (2011) A reassessment of <i>Verpa penis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Clavagelloidea), a species presumed nationally extinct. <i>Nature in Singapore</i> 4: 5-8., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/app/uploads/2017/06/2011nis005-008.pdf
page(s): 5; note: Verpa regarded as genus [details]
