WoRMS taxon details
Axinus J. Sowerby, 1821
138551 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138551)
accepted
Genus
Axinus angulatus J. Sowerby, 1821 † (type by original designation)
Lucina (Axinus) J. Sowerby, 1821 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mytilimeria Conrad, 1837 sensu Locard, 1898 · unaccepted (misapplication)
- Species Axinus cascadiensis P. G. Oliver & Holmes, 2007
- Species Axinus conia (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
- Species Axinus grandis (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1885)
- Species Axinus bongraini E. Lamy, 1910 accepted as Genaxinus bongraini (E. Lamy, 1910)
- Species Axinus croulinensis (Jeffreys, 1847) accepted as Axinulus croulinensis (Jeffreys, 1847)
- Species Axinus croulinensis (Jeffreys, 1847) sensu Jeffreys, 1864 accepted as Thyasira obsoleta (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (misapplication)
- Species Axinus dubius Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Leptaxinus incrassatus (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Species Axinus eumyarius M. Sars, 1870 accepted as Genaxinus eumyarius (M. Sars, 1870) (original combination)
- Species Axinus ferrugineus Locard, 1886 accepted as Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844) (synonym)
- Species Axinus ferruginosus (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Axinus flexuosus (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803) (Subsequent combination)
- Species Axinus gouldii (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Thyasira gouldii (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Axinus granulosus Monterosato, 1874 accepted as Thyasira granulosa (Monterosato, 1874) accepted as Parathyasira granulosa (Monterosato, 1874) (original combination)
- Species Axinus incrassatus Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Leptaxinus incrassatus (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Species Axinus intermedius Monterosato, 1880 accepted as Axinulus exintermedius (Gaglini, 1992) (preoccupied by Axinus intermedius van den Hecke, 1858)
- Species Axinus oblongus Monterosato, 1880 accepted as Mendicula oblonga (Monterosato, 1880)
- Species Axinus orbiculatus (G. Seguenza, 1876) sensu Jeffreys, 1881 accepted as Parathyasira granulosa (Monterosato, 1874) (dubious identification)
- Species Axinus planatus Jeffreys, 1882 accepted as Thyasira planata (Jeffreys, 1882)
- Species Axinus pusillus M. Sars, 1864 accepted as Axinulus croulinensis (Jeffreys, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Axinus sarsii R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Thyasira sarsii (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Axinus subovatus Jeffreys, 1881 accepted as Thyasira subovata (Jeffreys, 1881)
- Species Axinus succisus Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Thyasira succisa (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Species Axinus tortuosus Jeffreys, 1881 accepted as Thyasira tortuosa (Jeffreys, 1881)
- Species Axinus unicarinatus Nyst, 1835 accepted as Thyasira flexuosa (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Axinus dilatatus Gaglini, 1992 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 11, pl. 315 [details]
page(s): 11, pl. 315 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Axinus J. Sowerby, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138551 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 11, pl. 315 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 11, pl. 315 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Payne, C.M. & Allen, J.A. (1991). The morphology of deep sea Thyasiridae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, series B.</em> 334(1272): 481-562., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1991.0128
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