WoRMS taxon details
Polinices otis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
569943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569943)
accepted
Species
Natica fusca G. B. Sowerby II, 1883 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Natica fusca Blainville, 1825;...)
of Natica fusca Blainville, 1825; Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919 is a replacement name
Natica gallapagosa Récluz, 1844 · unaccepted
Natica otis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 · unaccepted (original combination)
Natica salangonensis Récluz, 1844 · unaccepted
Natica unimaculata Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted
Polinices galapagosus (Récluz, 1844) · unaccepted
Polinices unimaculatus (Reeve, 1855) · unaccepted
Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919 · unaccepted
marine
(of Natica otis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4: 359-379, pl. 9. [January]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275
page(s): 372 [details]
page(s): 372 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Polinices otis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569943 on 2026-10-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Natica otis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4: 359-379, pl. 9. [January]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275
page(s): 372 [details]
original description (of Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 353 [details]
original description (of Natica gallapagosa Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 213 [details]
original description (of Natica salangonensis Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 211 [details]
original description (of Natica unimaculata Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Natica</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-30, and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-16, Apr. 1855; 17-20, May 1855; 21-30, Jun. 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141648 [details]
original description (of Natica fusca G. B. Sowerby II, 1883) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1883). Monograph of the genus <i>Natica</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (39-40): 75–104, pls 454–462. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085066
page(s): 89, nr. 85; pl. 461 fig. 104 [details]
page(s): 372 [details]
original description (of Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 353 [details]
original description (of Natica gallapagosa Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 213 [details]
original description (of Natica salangonensis Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 211 [details]
original description (of Natica unimaculata Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Natica</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pls 1-30, and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-16, Apr. 1855; 17-20, May 1855; 21-30, Jun. 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141648 [details]
original description (of Natica fusca G. B. Sowerby II, 1883) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1883). Monograph of the genus <i>Natica</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (39-40): 75–104, pls 454–462. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085066
page(s): 89, nr. 85; pl. 461 fig. 104 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polinices galapagosus (Récluz, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polinices unimaculatus (Reeve, 1855))
To Malacopics (Polinices otis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Panama, Gulf of Panama, ex coll. ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ruma subfusca Holotype USNM 46544) (from synonym Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polinices galapagosus (Récluz, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polinices unimaculatus (Reeve, 1855))
To Malacopics (Polinices otis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Panama, Gulf of Panama, ex coll. ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ruma subfusca Holotype USNM 46544) (from synonym Ruma subfusca Dall, 1919)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
