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Rossia Owen, 1835

AphiaID

138481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138481)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Rossia palpebrosa Owen, 1835 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Rossiinae Appellöf, 1898

Direct children (19)

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Species Rossia bullisi G. L. Voss, 1956
Species Rossia glaucopis Lovén, 1845
Species Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
Species Rossia megaptera A. E. Verrill, 1881
Species Rossia moelleri Steenstrup, 1856
Species Rossia mollicella M. Sasaki, 1920
Species Rossia pacifica S. S. Berry, 1911
Species Rossia palpebrosa Owen, 1835
Species Rossia tortugaensis G. L. Voss, 1956
Subgenus Rossia (Austrorossia) S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Austrorossia S. S. Berry, 1918
1. Species Rossia (Austrorossia) australis S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Austrorossia australis (S. S. Berry, 1918) (original combination)
Species Rossia antillensis G. L. Voss, 1955 accepted as Austrorossia antillensis (G. L. Voss, 1955)
Species Rossia caroli Joubin, 1902 accepted as Neorossia caroli (Joubin, 1902) (original combination)
Species Rossia enigmatica G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Austrorossia enigmatica (G. C. Robson, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Rossia jacobii Ball, 1842 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (synonym)
Species Rossia owenii Ball, 1841 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (synonym)
Species Rossia panceri Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (synonym)
Species Rossia sublaevis A. E. Verrill, 1878 accepted as Rossia glaucopis Lovén, 1845 (synonym)
Species Rossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880) accepted as Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Owen, R. (1835). Mollusca – Cephalopoda Nov. Gen.-Rossia. (Owen.), pages xcii-xcix. In J. Ross, Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a North-West Passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. (Volume II, Appendix, Natural History), 120 + cxliv pages. London: A.B. Webster., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11634060
page(s): xcii [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rossia Owen, 1835. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138481 on 2026-04-26

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Rossia Owen, 1835. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138481 on 2026-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2012-02-11 16:23:37Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2016-05-30 09:42:04Z

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Finn, Julian

2020-01-02 21:01:30Z

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Finn, Julian

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original description Owen, R. (1835). Mollusca – Cephalopoda Nov. Gen.-Rossia. (Owen.), pages xcii-xcix. In J. Ross, Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a North-West Passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. (Volume II, Appendix, Natural History), 120 + cxliv pages. London: A.B. Webster., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11634060
page(s): xcii [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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [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