World Register of Deep-Sea species - Tonicellidae Simroth, 1894

Deep-Sea taxon details

Tonicellidae Simroth, 1894

AphiaID

385500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385500)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Mopalioidea Dall, 1889

Synonymised names

Lepidochitonidae Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted

Direct children (4)

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Subfamily Tonicellinae Simroth, 1894
1. Genus Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821
2. Genus Lepidochiton J. E. Gray, 1821 accepted as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
3. Genus Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Simroth, H. (1892-1895). <i>Dr H.G. Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs, wissenschaftlich dargestellt in Wort und Bild</i>. Bd. 3, Mollusca, Abt. 1: Amphineura und Scaphopoda. Leipzig: Winter. 467 pp., pls 1-22. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1138853
page(s): 321; note: as (tribe) Tonicelloidea. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tonicellidae Simroth, 1894. 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=385500 on 2026-01-15

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Tonicellidae Simroth, 1894. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385500 on 2026-01-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-03-19 13:29:13Z

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Schwabe, Enrico

2010-07-01 11:39:22Z

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Schwabe, Enrico

2016-08-28 18:34:51Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2023-10-05 09:07:49Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Simroth, H. (1892-1895). <i>Dr H.G. Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs, wissenschaftlich dargestellt in Wort und Bild</i>. Bd. 3, Mollusca, Abt. 1: Amphineura und Scaphopoda. Leipzig: Winter. 467 pp., pls 1-22. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1138853
page(s): 321; note: as (tribe) Tonicelloidea. [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tonicellidae)
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To Genbank (from synonym Lepidochitonidae Iredale, 1914)
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam (from synonym Lepidochitonidae Iredale, 1914)
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