WoRMS taxon details
Kuphus polythalamius (Linnaeus, 1767)
527393 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527393)
accepted
Species
Furcella gigantea (Home, 1806) · unaccepted
Kuphus arenarius (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted (synonym)
Kuphus clausa G. B. Sowerby II, 1875 · unaccepted (probable synonym)
Kuphus gigantea (Home, 1806) · unaccepted
Kuphus polythalamia (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (wrong grammatical agreement of...)
wrong grammatical agreement of the species epithet
Septaria arenaria Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (superseded original combination...)
superseded original combination (not an annelid)
Siliquaria bipartita K. Martin, 1879 † · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Teredo dubia Sivickis, 1928 · unaccepted (synonym)
Teredo gigantea Home, 1806 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
recent + fossil
(of Serpula polythalamia 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): 1266 [details]
page(s): 1266 [details]
Type locality contained in Indonesia
type locality contained in Indonesia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Kuphus polythalamius (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527393 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serpula polythalamia 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): 1266 [details]
original description (of Teredo dubia Sivickis, 1928) Sivickis, P.B. (1928). New Philippine shipworms. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 37: 285-298. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Teredo gigantea Home, 1806) Home E. (1806). Observations on the shell of the sea worm found on the coast of Sumatra , proving it to belong to a species of Teredo; with an account of the anatomy of the <i>Teredo navalis</i>. <em>Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 96: 276-292, pl. 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51968529 [details]
original description (of Septaria arenaria Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 437 [details]
original description (of Siliquaria bipartita K. Martin, 1879 †) Martin, K. (1879-1880). <i>Die Tertiärschichten auf Java, nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn.</i> Leiden: Brill. [Paleontologischer Theil, 1–126 (1879); 127–164, i–vi (plate captions) (1880); Allgemeiner Theil, 1–51 (1880); Anhang, 1–6 (1880); Title page and Vorwort, i–ix, [xi] (1880); pls. 1–28 and map (1880?)].
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Kuphus clausa G. B. Sowerby II, 1875) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1875). Monograph of the genus <i>Kuphus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 20: 1 pl., unpaginated text. A. Reeve, London. [May 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8230141
page(s): Sp. 2 [details]
basis of record Turner, R. D. (1966). <i>A survey and illustrated catalogue of Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia)</i>. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge (Massachusetts). ix + 265 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/134382
page(s): 117 [details]
page(s): 1266 [details]
original description (of Teredo dubia Sivickis, 1928) Sivickis, P.B. (1928). New Philippine shipworms. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 37: 285-298. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Teredo gigantea Home, 1806) Home E. (1806). Observations on the shell of the sea worm found on the coast of Sumatra , proving it to belong to a species of Teredo; with an account of the anatomy of the <i>Teredo navalis</i>. <em>Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 96: 276-292, pl. 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51968529 [details]
original description (of Septaria arenaria Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 437 [details]
original description (of Siliquaria bipartita K. Martin, 1879 †) Martin, K. (1879-1880). <i>Die Tertiärschichten auf Java, nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn.</i> Leiden: Brill. [Paleontologischer Theil, 1–126 (1879); 127–164, i–vi (plate captions) (1880); Allgemeiner Theil, 1–51 (1880); Anhang, 1–6 (1880); Title page and Vorwort, i–ix, [xi] (1880); pls. 1–28 and map (1880?)].
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Kuphus clausa G. B. Sowerby II, 1875) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1875). Monograph of the genus <i>Kuphus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 20: 1 pl., unpaginated text. A. Reeve, London. [May 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8230141
page(s): Sp. 2 [details]
basis of record Turner, R. D. (1966). <i>A survey and illustrated catalogue of Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia)</i>. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge (Massachusetts). ix + 265 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/134382
page(s): 117 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Distel, D. L.; Altamia, M. A.; Lin, Z.; Shipway, J. R.; Han, A.; Forteza, I.; Antemano, R.; Limbaco, M. G. J. P.; Tebo, A. G.; Dechavez, R.; Albano, J.; Rosenberg, G.; Concepcion, G. P.; Schmidt, E. W.; Haygood, M. G. (2017). Discovery of chemoautotrophic symbiosis in the giant shipworm <i>Kuphus polythalamia</i> (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) extends wooden-steps theory. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</em> 114(18): E3652-E3658., available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1620470114 [details]
ecology source Koch, A. (2021). Eine Tauchreise nach Bohol oder die Geschichte vom "Schwarzen Wurm". <em>Club Conchylia Mitteilungen.</em> 38: 20-24. [details]
ecology source Koch, A. (2021). Eine Tauchreise nach Bohol oder die Geschichte vom "Schwarzen Wurm". <em>Club Conchylia Mitteilungen.</em> 38: 20-24. [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Kuphus arenarius (Lamarck, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kuphus polythalamius)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Wikipedia on Kuphus and Kuphus polythalamia (from synonym Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kuphus polythalamius)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Wikipedia on Kuphus and Kuphus polythalamia (from synonym Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767)
