Hong Kong Register of Marine Species - Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)

HKRMS taxon details

Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)

AphiaID

578275 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578275)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Semicassis Mörch, 1852

Original name

Cassis bisulcata Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829

Synonymised names

Semicassis bisulcata persimilis Kira, 1955 · unaccepted

Semicassis persimilis Kira, 1959 · unaccepted

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Subspecies Semicassis bisulcata persimilis Kira, 1955 accepted as Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Schubert, G.H.; Wagner, J. A. (1829). Neues Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini-Chemnitz, angefangen von Martini und Chemnitz. Zwölfter Band. Erste Abtheilung. Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe. I-XII [= 1-12], 1-196, Tab. 214-237. Nürnberg. (Bauer & Raspe)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30072696
page(s): 68, pl. 223 fig. 3081-3082 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829). Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578275 on 2026-06-27

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578275 on 2026-06-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2011-08-06 10:27:54Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2015-01-21 18:48:28Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2026-06-11 08:33:53Z

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Herbert, David

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original description (of ) Schubert, G.H.; Wagner, J. A. (1829). Neues Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini-Chemnitz, angefangen von Martini und Chemnitz. Zwölfter Band. Erste Abtheilung. Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe. I-XII [= 1-12], 1-196, Tab. 214-237. Nürnberg. (Bauer & Raspe)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30072696
page(s): 68, pl. 223 fig. 3081-3082 [details]

original description (of Semicassis persimilis Kira, 1959) Kira T. (1959). Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]

basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 62 [details]

additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 31, pl. 18, fig. 2 [details]

additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 94 [details]