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Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

217009 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217009)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Phalium Link, 1807

Original name

Buccinum areola Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Buccinum areola Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)

Cassis alea Röding, 1798 · unaccepted

Cassis areola (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted

Cassis glaucoides K. Martin, 1879 † · unaccepted

Phalium agnitum Iredale, 1927 · unaccepted (synonym)

Phalium areola var. kuesteri C. Bayer, 1935 · unaccepted

Phalium clathratum Link, 1807 · unaccepted

Phalium extinctum Link, 1807 · unaccepted

Phalium sulcatum Link, 1807 · unaccepted

Semicassis (Semicassis) vavakuana Ladd, 1934 † · unaccepted

Semicassis vavakuana Ladd, 1934 † · unaccepted

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Variety Phalium areola var. kuesteri C. Bayer, 1935 accepted as Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Buccinum areola Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Descriptive notes

Nomenclature The specific name is derived from the Latin noun areola (a small patch or surface); therefore invariable when connected to...

Nomenclature The specific name is derived from the Latin noun areola (a small patch or surface); therefore invariable when connected to neuter generic name Phalium [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217009 on 2026-06-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-22 16:55:09Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-04-03 14:15:28Z

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Gofas, Serge

2017-01-20 18:55:25Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description (of Buccinum areola Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Cassis alea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]

original description (of Phalium extinctum Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]

original description (of Phalium sulcatum Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]

original description (of Phalium clathratum Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]

original description (of Semicassis (Semicassis) vavakuana Ladd, 1934 †) Ladd, H. S. (1934). Geology of Viti Levu, Fiji. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 119: 1-263.
page(s): 222 [details]

original description (of Cassis glaucoides K. Martin, 1879 †) Martin, K. (1879-1880). Die Tertiärschichten auf Java, nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Leiden: Brill. [Paleontologischer Theil, 1–126 (1879); 127–164, i–vi (plate captions) (1880); Allgemeiner Theil, 1–51 (1880); Anhang, 1–6 (1880); Title page and Vorwort, i–ix, [xi] (1880); pls. 1–28 and map (1880?)].
page(s): 45 [details]

original description (of Phalium areola var. kuesteri C. Bayer, 1935) Bayer, C. (1935). Catalogue of the Cassididae in Rijks Museum van Natuurlijke Historie. Zoologische Mededeeelingen. 18; 93-120.
page(s): 99 [details]

basis of record Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp. [details]

Other

additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 61 [details]

additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 68 [details]

additional source Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. Annals of the South African Museum. 47(1): 1-199., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854388
page(s): 11 [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Nomenclature The specific name is derived from the Latin noun areola (a small patch or surface); therefore invariable when connected to neuter generic name Phalium [details]

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