WoRMS name details
Oscanius Leach, 1847
531614 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:531614)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Lamellaria membranacea Montagu, 1816 accepted as Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1816) (type by original designation)
- Species Oscanius dilatipes H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (uncertain)
- Species Oscanius grandis (Pease, 1868) accepted as Pleurobranchus grandis Pease, 1868
- Species Oscanius hilli Hedley, 1894 accepted as Pleurobranchus hilli (Hedley, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Oscanius semperi Vayssière, 1896 accepted as Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Species Oscanius sishaensis S.-P. Zhang & G.-Y. Lin, 1965 accepted as Pleurobranchus sishaensis (S.-P. Zhang & G.-Y. Lin, 1965) (original combination)
- Species Oscanius weberi Bergh, 1905 accepted as Pleurobranchus weberi (Bergh, 1905) (original combination)
marine
Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 268 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Oscanius Leach, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531614 on 2026-09-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 268 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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