WoRMS taxon details
Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
141470 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141470)
accepted
Species
Mouretus adansonii Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
Patella grisea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Siphonaria adansonii (Blainville, 1825) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Siphonaria algesirae var. depressa Locard, 1898 · unaccepted
Siphonaria grisea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Siphonaria jonasii Dunker, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonaria mouret G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonaria mouret var. conica Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonaria mouret var. minor Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonaria mouret var. nigra Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonaria mouretus Blainville, 1824 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonaria striatocostata Dunker, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141470 on 2026-06-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 783 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mouretus adansonii Blainville, 1825) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Mouret, <i>Mouretus</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 161-162, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 33. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25301984
page(s): 162 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria jonasii Dunker, 1846) Dunker, W. (1845-1846). Diagnoses Molluscorum quorundam novorum, quae ex itinere ad oras Africae occidentalis reportavit cl. G. Tams, Med. Dr. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1845: 163-168; 1846: 24-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291751
page(s): 25 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouretus Blainville, 1824) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Mouret, <i>Mouretus</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 161-162, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 33. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25301984 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria striatocostata Dunker, 1846) Dunker, W. (1845-1846). Diagnoses Molluscorum quorundam novorum, quae ex itinere ad oras Africae occidentalis reportavit cl. G. Tams, Med. Dr. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1845: 163-168; 1846: 24-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291751
page(s): 24-25 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria algesirae var. depressa Locard, 1898) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): vol. 2 p. 98 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret var. nigra Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret var. minor Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret var. conica Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): vol. 2: 338-339, pl. 25 figs 23-25 [details]
original description (of Patella grisea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 783 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mouretus adansonii Blainville, 1825) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Mouret, <i>Mouretus</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 161-162, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 33. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25301984
page(s): 162 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria jonasii Dunker, 1846) Dunker, W. (1845-1846). Diagnoses Molluscorum quorundam novorum, quae ex itinere ad oras Africae occidentalis reportavit cl. G. Tams, Med. Dr. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1845: 163-168; 1846: 24-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291751
page(s): 25 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouretus Blainville, 1824) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Mouret, <i>Mouretus</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 161-162, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 33. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25301984 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria striatocostata Dunker, 1846) Dunker, W. (1845-1846). Diagnoses Molluscorum quorundam novorum, quae ex itinere ad oras Africae occidentalis reportavit cl. G. Tams, Med. Dr. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1845: 163-168; 1846: 24-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291751
page(s): 24-25 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria algesirae var. depressa Locard, 1898) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): vol. 2 p. 98 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret var. nigra Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret var. minor Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria mouret var. conica Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): vol. 2: 338-339, pl. 25 figs 23-25 [details]
original description (of Patella grisea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
additional source Ocaña T.M.J. & Emson R.H. (1999). Maturation, spawning and development in <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i> Linnaeus (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) at Gibraltar. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies 65(2)</i>: 185-193, available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/65.2.185 [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.
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additional source Kawauchi G.Y. & Giribet G. 2011. On the amphi-atlantic <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Siphonariidae): invader from the east or endemic? <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 77(2): 196-201. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyq043 [details]
additional source Giribet G. & Kawauchi G.K. (2016). How many species of <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i> (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) are there?. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 82(1): 137–143., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyv038 [details]
additional source Kraeuter, J. N. (1973). Notes on the mollusks <i>Ostrea</i> and <i>Siphonaria</i> from Georgia (U.S.A.). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 87(3): 75-77, fig. 1 (map)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511856 [details]
additional source Craig, A. K., Dobkin, S., Grimm, R. B. & Davidson, J. B. (1969). The gastropod, <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i>: a factor in destruction of beach rock. <em>American Zoologist.</em> 9(3): 895-901., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/9.3.895 [details]
additional source Ocaña T.M.J. & Emson R.H. (1999). Maturation, spawning and development in <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i> Linnaeus (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) at Gibraltar. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies 65(2)</i>: 185-193, available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/65.2.185 [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.
note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kawauchi G.Y. & Giribet G. 2011. On the amphi-atlantic <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Siphonariidae): invader from the east or endemic? <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 77(2): 196-201. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyq043 [details]
additional source Giribet G. & Kawauchi G.K. (2016). How many species of <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i> (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) are there?. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 82(1): 137–143., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyv038 [details]
additional source Kraeuter, J. N. (1973). Notes on the mollusks <i>Ostrea</i> and <i>Siphonaria</i> from Georgia (U.S.A.). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 87(3): 75-77, fig. 1 (map)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511856 [details]
additional source Craig, A. K., Dobkin, S., Grimm, R. B. & Davidson, J. B. (1969). The gastropod, <i>Siphonaria pectinata</i>: a factor in destruction of beach rock. <em>American Zoologist.</em> 9(3): 895-901., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/9.3.895 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species population trend in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Stable [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
Invaded from other parts of the Mediterranean [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Regions) : Shipping [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Ships: general [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | striped false limpet | [details] |
| German | Gestreifte Unechte Napfschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (214 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Siphonaria grisea (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siphonaria algesirae) (from synonym Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siphonaria pectinata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To GenBank (318 nucleotides; 227 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura)
To Malacopics (Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Fuerteventura, I...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria grisea (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria adansonii (Blainville, 1825))
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria jonasii Dunker, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouretus Blainville, 1824)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria striatocostata Dunker, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria algesirae var. depressa Locard, 1898)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret var. nigra Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret var. conica Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Siphonaria grisea (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siphonaria algesirae) (from synonym Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Siphonaria pectinata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Siphonaria algesirae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To GenBank (318 nucleotides; 227 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura)
To Malacopics (Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Fuerteventura, I...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria grisea (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria adansonii (Blainville, 1825))
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria jonasii Dunker, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouretus Blainville, 1824)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria striatocostata Dunker, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria algesirae var. depressa Locard, 1898)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret var. nigra Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonaria mouret var. conica Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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