MolluscaBase - Scala (Clathrus) Agassiz, 1837

WoRMS name details

Scala (Clathrus) Agassiz, 1837

AphiaID

1547224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1547224)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Epitonium Röding, 1798

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798

Original name

Clathrus Agassiz, 1837 †

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Species Scala (Clathrus) communis (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Epitonium clathrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Scala (Clathrus) gloriola Melvill & Standen, 1901 accepted as Epitonium gloriolum (Melvill & Standen, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Scala (Clathrus) histriaca [sic] accepted as Epitonium clathrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling of histricosa Jousseaume, 1912)
Species Scala (Clathrus) melvilli Schepman, 1909 accepted as Epitonium melvilli (Schepman, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Clathrus Agassiz, 1837 †) Agassiz, L. (1837-1843). Grossbritanniens Mineral-Conchologie, oder ausgemahlte Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der Schalthier-Überreste, welche zu verschiedenen Zeiten und in verschiedenen Tiefen der Erde erhalten worden sind; von James Sowerby. Deutsche Bearbeitung, durchgesehen, berichtigt und bevorwortet von Dr. Agassiz. H. Nicolet, Neuchatel, 689 pp., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99118b/f1.item
page(s): 35 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scala (Clathrus) Agassiz, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547224 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-10-27 18:16:05Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description (of Clathrus Agassiz, 1837 †) Agassiz, L. (1837-1843). Grossbritanniens Mineral-Conchologie, oder ausgemahlte Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der Schalthier-Überreste, welche zu verschiedenen Zeiten und in verschiedenen Tiefen der Erde erhalten worden sind; von James Sowerby. Deutsche Bearbeitung, durchgesehen, berichtigt und bevorwortet von Dr. Agassiz. H. Nicolet, Neuchatel, 689 pp., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99118b/f1.item
page(s): 35 [details]