Deep-Sea taxon details
Ranella Lamarck, 1816
138428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138428)
accepted
Genus
Ranella gigantea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Gyrina Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Mayena Iredale, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ranella barcellosi Matthews, Rios & Coelho, 1973 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Ranella bronni Michelotti, 1847 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (dubious synonym)
- Species Ranella fijiensis R. B. Watson, 1881 accepted as Korrigania fijiensis (R. B. Watson, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ranella gigantea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Ranella incerta Michelotti, 1847 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Ranella miocenica Michelotti, 1847 † accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, dubious synonym)
- Species Ranella olearia (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Ranella ostenfeldi Iredale, 1937 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Ranella reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) sensu Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine
Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 4 [details]
page(s): 4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ranella Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138428 on 2026-07-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ranella Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138428 on 2026-07-24
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Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Gyrina Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 253 [details]
original description (of Mayena Iredale, 1917) Iredale, T. (1917). More molluscan name-changes, generic and specific. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 12(6): 322-330., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770810
page(s): 324 [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]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Gyrina Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 253 [details]
original description (of Mayena Iredale, 1917) Iredale, T. (1917). More molluscan name-changes, generic and specific. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 12(6): 322-330., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770810
page(s): 324 [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]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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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