MolluscaBase - Personidae Gray, 1854

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Personidae Gray, 1854

AphiaID

23090 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23090)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Tonnoidea Suter, 1913 (1825)

Synonymised names

Calcarellidae Schaufuss, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Distorsioninae Beu, 1981 · unaccepted

Personinae Gray, 1854 · unaccepted (original rank)

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Genus Distorsio Röding, 1798
1. Species Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2. Species Distorsio burgessi H. Lewis, 1972
3. Species Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
4. Species Distorsio constricta (Broderip, 1833)
  1. Subspecies Distorsio constricta constricta (Broderip, 1833)
  2. Subspecies Distorsio constricta floridana Olsson & McGinty, 1951 accepted as Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Personella floridana Gardner, 1947; D. mcgintyi is a replacement name)
  3. Subspecies Distorsio constricta habei H. Lewis, 1972 accepted as Distorsio habei H. Lewis, 1972 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  4. Subspecies Distorsio constricta macgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 accepted as Distorsio constricta mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  5. Subspecies Distorsio constricta mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 accepted as Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
5. Species Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832)
6. Species Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987
7. Species Distorsio globosa Nolf, 2014
8. Species Distorsio graceiellae Parth, 1989
9. Species Distorsio habei H. Lewis, 1972
10. Species Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980
11. Species Distorsio mcgintyi W. K. Emerson & Puffer, 1953
12. Species Distorsio micalii T. Cossignani, 2023
13. Species Distorsio minoruohnishii Parth, 1989
14. Species Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990
15. Species Distorsio parvimpedita Beu, 1998
16. Species Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938
17. Species Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
18. Species Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844)
19. Species Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884)
20. Species Distorsio somalica Parth, 1990
21. Subgenus Distorsio (Distorsio) Röding, 1798 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798
  1. Species Distorsio (Distorsio) euconstricta Beu, 1987 accepted as Distorsio euconstricta Beu, 1987
  2. Species Distorsio (Distorsio) jenniernestae W. K. Emerson & Piech, 1992 accepted as Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844)
  3. Species Distorsio (Distorsio) reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
22. Subgenus Distorsio (Distorsionella) Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella Beu, 1978 (original rank)
  1. Species Distorsio (Distorsionella) lewisi Beu, 1978 accepted as Distorsionella lewisi (Beu, 1978) (superseded combination)
23. Subgenus Distorsio (Rhysema) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1957 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  1. Species Distorsio (Rhysema) horrida Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961 accepted as Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Species Distorsio (Rhysema) kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 accepted as Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoni Petuch, 1987 accepted as Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
24. Species Distorsio acuta (Perry, 1811) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Subspecies Distorsio acuta occidentalis Mörch, 1877 accepted as Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
25. Species Distorsio arcularia Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius arcularia arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
26. Species Distorsio communis Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius stolatus (Gmelin, 1791)
27. Species Distorsio decipiens (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
28. Species Distorsio francesae Iredale, 1931 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
29. Species Distorsio jenniernestae W. K. Emerson & Piech, 1992 accepted as Distorsio ridens (Reeve, 1844)
30. Species Distorsio muricina Röding, 1798 accepted as Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
31. Species Distorsio plicata Röding, 1798 accepted as Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
32. Species Distorsio pusilla Pease, 1861 accepted as Distorsomina pusilla (Pease, 1861) (original combination)
33. Species Distorsio reticulata Röding, 1798 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (objective synonym of D. reticularis)
34. Species Distorsio robinsoni Petuch, 1987 accepted as Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
35. Species Distorsio ventricosa Kronenberg, 1994 accepted as Distorsio muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990
Genus Personopsis Beu, 1988
1. Species Personopsis ednafarinasae Parth, 2006
2. Species Personopsis grasi (Bellardi, 1872)
3. Species Personopsis purpurata Beu, 1998
4. Species Personopsis trigonaperta Beu, 1998
5. Species Personopsis ednafarinasi Parth, 2006 accepted as Personopsis ednafarinasae Parth, 2006 (wrongly formed genitive: named after a woman)
Genus Calcarella Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798
1. Species Calcarella spinosa Souleyet, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Genus Distorta G. Perry, 1811 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798
1. Species Distorta acuta Perry, 1811 accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (objective synonym of D. reticularis)
2. Species Distorta rotunda G. Perry, 1811 accepted as Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
3. Species Distorta rugosa Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Distortrix Link, 1807 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798 (objective synonym of Distorsio)
1. Species Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Distortrix cancellinus (Lamarck, 1803) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misapplication by Spry, 1961)
3. Species Distortrix reticulata (Röding, 1798) accepted as Distorsio reticulata Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Genus Persona Montfort, 1810 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798 (objective synonym of Distoriso)
1. Subgenus Persona (Distorsio) Röding, 1798 accepted as Distorsio Röding, 1798
  1. Species Persona (Distorsio) reticulata (Röding, 1798) accepted as Distorsio reticulata Röding, 1798
2. Species Persona grasi (Bellardi, 1872) accepted as Personopsis grasi (Bellardi, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Persona reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Persona smithi Maltzan, 1884 accepted as Distorsio smithi (Maltzan, 1884) (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Personidae Gray, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23090 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2009-03-27 17:40:10Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2009-04-24 18:07:06Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Personinae Gray, 1854) Gray, J. E. (1854). On the division of ctenobranchous gasteropodous Mollusca into larger groups and families. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 32-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747153
page(s): 37 [details]

original description (of Calcarellidae Schaufuss, 1869) Schaufuss, L. W. (1869). Molluscorum systema et catalogus. Aufzählung sämmtlicher Conchylien der Sammlung von Fr. Paetel. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. [4] + xiv + 119 pp. Oscar Weiske, Dresden., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44508
page(s): 2 [details]

basis of record Strong E.E., Puillandre N., Beu A.G., Castelin M. & Bouchet P. (2019). Frogs and tuns and tritons – A molecular phylogeny and revised family classification of the predatory gastropod superfamily Tonnoidea (Caenogastropoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 130: 18-34., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.016 [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Beu, A. G. (1988). Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (= Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 5. Early history of the families, with four new genera and recognition of the family Personidae. Saito Ho-on Kai Special Publication. (Prof. T. Kotaka Commemorative volume): 69-96., available online at https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/33176/33176.pdf [details]

additional source Beu, A. G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 178: 1-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58988686 [details]

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Japanese	イボボラ科	[details]

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