WoRMS taxon details
Mola Koelreuter, 1763
AphiaID: 126233
AphiaID: 126233
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Molidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Typetaxon | Mola aculeata Koelreuter, 1766 | |||||||
| Parent | Molidae | |||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Aledon Cephalus Shaw, 1804 (synonym) Diplanchias Molacanthus Orthagoriscus Cuvier, 1816 (synonym) Orthragoriscus Orthragus Ozodura Pedalion Trematopsis Tympanomium | |||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source: Koelreuter, J.G. (1763). Piscium rariorum e Museo Petropolitano exceptorum descriptiones. Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petropol. v. 8 (for 1760-1761), pp 337-430, 1 pl. page(s): 337 [details] from synonym: Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Edition 1. v. 2, pp i-xviii + 1-532, [Pls. 9-10, in v. 4]. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883) Species Mola aculeata Koelreuter, 1766 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Mola aspera Nardo, 1827 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Mola hispida Nardo, 1827 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Mola lanceolata (Liénard, 1840) accepted as Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840) Species Mola lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840) accepted as Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840) Species Mola planci Nardo, 1827 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) Species Mola rotunda Cuvier, 1797 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126233 | |||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Mola Koelreuter, 1763. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126233 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||
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