BlackSea taxon details
Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
141917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141917)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Sergeyeva, O. (2021) Black Sea checklist for Ocean-Ukraine & Sibema at: http://www.vliz.be/projects/Ocean-Ukraine/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141917 on 2025-04-04
Sergeyeva, O. (2025). Black Sea checklist for Ocean-Ukraine & Sibema. Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/projects/Ocean-Ukraine/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141917 on 2025-04-04
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Huang ZG. & Lin S. (1993). Biofouling of Deep Bay buoys. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first internationl conference on the marine biology of Hong Kong and the south China Sea. The marine biology of the South China Sea. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.1: pp 153-165. [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 Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 240. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Taylor, R.H. (2012). Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 53(2): 503–525.
page(s): 524. [details]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 932-933 [details]
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors

context source (HKRMS) Huang ZG. & Lin S. (1993). Biofouling of Deep Bay buoys. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first internationl conference on the marine biology of Hong Kong and the south China Sea. The marine biology of the South China Sea. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.1: pp 153-165. [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 Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 240. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Taylor, R.H. (2012). Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 53(2): 503–525.
page(s): 524. [details]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 932-933 [details]




Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (irus irus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Irus irus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, in cave, colle...
To Malacopics (Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Playa de Matagorda, beached,...
To Malacopics (Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Punta Guerra, among rocks, c...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (irus irus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Irus irus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, in cave, colle...
To Malacopics (Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Playa de Matagorda, beached,...
To Malacopics (Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Punta Guerra, among rocks, c...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS