WoRMS taxon details
Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
141899 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141899)
accepted
Species
Capulus depressus A. Adams, 1861 · unaccepted
Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff, A. T. von. (1851). Mollusken, pp. 163-464, pls. 8-30. - <i>In</i>: Brandt, F., Erichson, W. F., Fischer, S., Grube, E., Ménétriés, E. & Middendorff, A. T. von: Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844. Band II. Zoologie. Theil 1. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 516 pp., 32 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047707
page(s): 214, pl. 17, figs. 4-11 [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 17, figs. 4-11 [details]
Note Russia, south coast of the Sea of Okhotsk
From editor or global species database
Type locality Russia, south coast of the Sea of Okhotsk [details]
Nomenclature In case of synonymy and if the exact dates of publication cannot be determined, Jeffreys (1877) acted as first reviser and...
Taxonomy This species was treated as a synonym of Piliscus radiatus (Sars, 1851) by Jeffreys (1877: 321) but Gulbin & Golikov (1997)...
Distribution Greenland to Nova Scotia
Nomenclature In case of synonymy and if the exact dates of publication cannot be determined, Jeffreys (1877) acted as first reviser and gave priority to Pilidium radiatum (M. Sars, 1851) over P. commodum Middendorff, 1851. Therefore, Warén's (1989: 18) preference given to P. commodus does not constitute a valid first reviser's act. [details]
Taxonomy This species was treated as a synonym of Piliscus radiatus (Sars, 1851) by Jeffreys (1877: 321) but Gulbin & Golikov (1997)...
Taxonomy This species was treated as a synonym of Piliscus radiatus (Sars, 1851) by Jeffreys (1877: 321) but Gulbin & Golikov (1997) hold then as separate. [details]
Distribution Greenland to Nova Scotia
Distribution Greenland to Nova Scotia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141899 on 2026-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Capulus depressus A. Adams, 1861) Adams, A. (1861). On some new species of Mollusca from the north of China and Japan. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 8: 135-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15602164
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff, A. T. von. (1851). Mollusken, pp. 163-464, pls. 8-30. - <i>In</i>: Brandt, F., Erichson, W. F., Fischer, S., Grube, E., Ménétriés, E. & Middendorff, A. T. von: Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844. Band II. Zoologie. Theil 1. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 516 pp., 32 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047707
page(s): 214, pl. 17, figs. 4-11 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff, A. T. von. (1851). Mollusken, pp. 163-464, pls. 8-30. - <i>In</i>: Brandt, F., Erichson, W. F., Fischer, S., Grube, E., Ménétriés, E. & Middendorff, A. T. von: Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844. Band II. Zoologie. Theil 1. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 516 pp., 32 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047707
page(s): 214, pl. 17, figs. 4-11 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) <i>Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue.</i> Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350432257_Marine_and_brackish-water_Gastropoda_of_Russia_and_adjacent_countries_an_illustrated_catalogue
page(s): 125; note: Piliscus radiatus M. Sars, 1851 treated as a synonym [details]
taxonomy source Warén A. (1989). New and little known Mollusca from Iceland. <em>Sarsia.</em> 74(1): 1-28.
page(s): 18; note: Piliscus radiatus (M.Sars, 1851) treated as a synonym; invalid (because preceded by Jeffreys, 1877) first reviser's act giving preference to Piliscus commodus over P. radiatus [details] Available for editors
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status source Gulbin, V. V.; Golikov, A. N. (1997). A review of the prosobranch family Velutinidae in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. I. Capulacmaeinae. <em>Ophelia.</em> 47(1): 43-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1997.10433389
page(s): 47-49; note: treated as valid species, distinct from P. radiatus (M. Sars, 1851) [details]
page(s): 125; note: Piliscus radiatus M. Sars, 1851 treated as a synonym [details]
taxonomy source Warén A. (1989). New and little known Mollusca from Iceland. <em>Sarsia.</em> 74(1): 1-28.
page(s): 18; note: Piliscus radiatus (M.Sars, 1851) treated as a synonym; invalid (because preceded by Jeffreys, 1877) first reviser's act giving preference to Piliscus commodus over P. radiatus [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Gulbin, V. V.; Golikov, A. N. (1997). A review of the prosobranch family Velutinidae in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. I. Capulacmaeinae. <em>Ophelia.</em> 47(1): 43-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1997.10433389
page(s): 47-49; note: treated as valid species, distinct from P. radiatus (M. Sars, 1851) [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851) ZI 11630/1, geounit Sea of Okhotsk [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature In case of synonymy and if the exact dates of publication cannot be determined, Jeffreys (1877) acted as first reviser and gave priority to Pilidium radiatum (M. Sars, 1851) over P. commodum Middendorff, 1851. Therefore, Warén's (1989: 18) preference given to P. commodus does not constitute a valid first reviser's act. [details]Taxonomy This species was treated as a synonym of Piliscus radiatus (Sars, 1851) by Jeffreys (1877: 321) but Gulbin & Golikov (1997) hold then as separate. [details]
Type locality Russia, south coast of the Sea of Okhotsk [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Greenland to Nova Scotia [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Malacopics (Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851) Iceland, Vikuráll, at 200 m depth)
To Malacopics (Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, Vlissingen, ...
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851) Iceland, Vikuráll, at 200 m depth)
To Malacopics (Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, Vlissingen, ...
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
