WoRMS taxon details
Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)
403731 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:403731)
accepted
Species
Cypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786 · unaccepted
Morum floridana H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 † · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Morum floridanum H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oniscia oniscus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Oniscia quadriseriata Menke, 1830 · unaccepted
Oniscia triseriata Menke, 1830 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
unnecessary substitute name for Strombus oniscus
Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1210 [details]
page(s): 1210 [details]
Distribution From Bermuda to southeastern Florida (Palm Beach County) and the Florida Keys, throughout the Bahamas and the entire...
Distribution From Bermuda to southeastern Florida (Palm Beach County) and the Florida Keys, throughout the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean Sea Basin, south to the Lesser Antilles and Barbados. The species is absent from the Gulf of Mexico. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403731 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1210 [details]
original description (of Cypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786) Scopoli, I. A. (1786). Deliciae florae et faunae Insubricae, seu novae, aut minus cognitae species plantarum et animalium quas in Insubria Austriaca tam spontaneas, quam exoticas vidit, descripsit et aeri incidi curavit J. A. Scopoli. Pars I-III. Ticini. 75 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/72994#/summary
page(s): II: 78, pl. 24 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Oniscia quadriseriata Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). <i>Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus</i>. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Oniscia triseriata Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). <i>Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus</i>. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 64 [details]
original description (of Morum floridana H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 †) Tucker, H. I. & Wilson, D. (1933). A second contribution to the Neogene paleontology of South Florida. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 18(66): 1-20 [63-82)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30409226
page(s): 9(71), pl. 1, figs. 3-5 [details]
basis of record Dance S.P. & Poppe G.T. (1999). Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography. ConchBooks. 69 pp. [details]
page(s): 1210 [details]
original description (of Cypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786) Scopoli, I. A. (1786). Deliciae florae et faunae Insubricae, seu novae, aut minus cognitae species plantarum et animalium quas in Insubria Austriaca tam spontaneas, quam exoticas vidit, descripsit et aeri incidi curavit J. A. Scopoli. Pars I-III. Ticini. 75 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/72994#/summary
page(s): II: 78, pl. 24 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Oniscia quadriseriata Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). <i>Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus</i>. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Oniscia triseriata Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). <i>Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus</i>. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 64 [details]
original description (of Morum floridana H. I. Tucker & D. Wilson, 1933 †) Tucker, H. I. & Wilson, D. (1933). A second contribution to the Neogene paleontology of South Florida. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 18(66): 1-20 [63-82)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30409226
page(s): 9(71), pl. 1, figs. 3-5 [details]
basis of record Dance S.P. & Poppe G.T. (1999). Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography. ConchBooks. 69 pp. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2020). A review of the genus <i>Morum</i> (Gastropoda: Harpidae) in the Western Atlantic, with the description of two new species from Brazil. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 60-69.
page(s): 61, figs 1A-B [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2020). A review of the genus <i>Morum</i> (Gastropoda: Harpidae) in the Western Atlantic, with the description of two new species from Brazil. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 60-69.
page(s): 61, figs 1A-B [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution From Bermuda to southeastern Florida (Palm Beach County) and the Florida Keys, throughout the Bahamas and the entire Caribbean Sea Basin, south to the Lesser Antilles and Barbados. The species is absent from the Gulf of Mexico. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Morum oniscus)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767)
To Malacopics (Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) Martinique, Cap Salomon, at 4-2 m depth, collected N...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Morum oniscus)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Strombus oniscus Linnaeus, 1767)
To Malacopics (Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767) Martinique, Cap Salomon, at 4-2 m depth, collected N...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
