WoRMS taxon details
Verpa penis (Linnaeus, 1758)
575771 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:575771)
accepted
Species
Aquaria radiata G. Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum annulosum Reeve, 1860 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Aspergillum annulus J. E. Gray, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum javanum (Bruguière, 1789) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum listeri J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum pulchellum J. E. Gray, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aspergillum pulchrum J. E. Gray, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brechites (Verpa) penis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Brechites penis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Clepsydra javanica Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Clepsydra penis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Penicillus annulatus Thiele, 1934 · unaccepted
Penicillus javanus Bruguière, 1789 · unaccepted
Penicillus penis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Serpula penis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted ( superseded original combination,...)
superseded original combination, and Penicillidae (Mollusca), not Annelida
marine
(of Serpula penis 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): 788, no figures; note: based on Rumphius t.41 Solen auguinus. "Polymorpha, sed distinctissima rima Sua articulata, quamvis magnitudine diversissima" ["Polymorphic, but very distinct, its articulated crack, although very di...
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page(s): 788, no figures; note: based on Rumphius t.41 Solen auguinus. "Polymorpha, sed distinctissima rima Sua articulata, quamvis magnitudine diversissima" ["Polymorphic, but very distinct, its articulated crack, although very di...
based on Rumphius t.41 Solen auguinus. "Polymorpha, sed distinctissima rima Sua articulata, quamvis magnitudine diversissima" ["Polymorphic, but very distinct, its articulated crack, although very different in size"
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Type locality contained in South East Asia
type locality contained in South East Asia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Verpa penis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575771 on 2026-05-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serpula penis 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): 788, no figures; note: based on Rumphius t.41 Solen auguinus. "Polymorpha, sed distinctissima rima Sua articulata, quamvis magnitudine diversissima" ["Polymorphic, but very distinct, its articulated crack, although very di...
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original description (of Penicillus javanus Bruguière, 1789) Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 128 [details]
original description (of Aquaria radiata G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum annulus J. E. Gray, 1858) Gray, J. E. (1858). On the families of Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae and Humphreyiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 307-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271839
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum listeri J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 135 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum annulosum Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Aspergillum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pl. 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1860]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125667 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum pulchellum J. E. Gray, 1858) Gray, J. E. (1858). On the families of Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae and Humphreyiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 307-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271839
page(s): 311 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum pulchrum J. E. Gray, 1858) Gray, J. E. (1858). On the families of Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae and Humphreyiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 307-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271839
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Clepsydra javanica Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Penicillus annulatus Thiele, 1934) Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp. Vol. 1 part 1: 1-376 [between 4 September and 21 October 1929]; Vol. 1 part 2: 377-778 [before 31 October 1931]; Vol. 2 part 3: 779-1022 [before 19 January 1934]; Vol. 2 part 4: i-iv, 1023-1154, i-vi for volume 1 [before 27 March 1935]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Tan S.K., Tan S.H. & Low M.E.Y. (2011) A reassessment of <i>Verpa penis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Clavagelloidea), a species presumed nationally extinct. <i>Nature in Singapore</i> 4: 5-8., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/app/uploads/2017/06/2011nis005-008.pdf [details]
page(s): 788, no figures; note: based on Rumphius t.41 Solen auguinus. "Polymorpha, sed distinctissima rima Sua articulata, quamvis magnitudine diversissima" ["Polymorphic, but very distinct, its articulated crack, although very di...
based on Rumphius t.41 Solen auguinus. "Polymorpha, sed distinctissima rima Sua articulata, quamvis magnitudine diversissima" ["Polymorphic, but very distinct, its articulated crack, although very different in size"
[request]original description (of Penicillus javanus Bruguière, 1789) Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 128 [details]
original description (of Aquaria radiata G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum annulus J. E. Gray, 1858) Gray, J. E. (1858). On the families of Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae and Humphreyiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 307-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271839
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum listeri J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 135 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum annulosum Reeve, 1860) Reeve, L. A. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Aspergillum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pl. 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1860]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125667 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum pulchellum J. E. Gray, 1858) Gray, J. E. (1858). On the families of Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae and Humphreyiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 307-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271839
page(s): 311 [details]
original description (of Aspergillum pulchrum J. E. Gray, 1858) Gray, J. E. (1858). On the families of Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae and Humphreyiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 307-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271839
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Clepsydra javanica Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Penicillus annulatus Thiele, 1934) Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp. Vol. 1 part 1: 1-376 [between 4 September and 21 October 1929]; Vol. 1 part 2: 377-778 [before 31 October 1931]; Vol. 2 part 3: 779-1022 [before 19 January 1934]; Vol. 2 part 4: i-iv, 1023-1154, i-vi for volume 1 [before 27 March 1935]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Tan S.K., Tan S.H. & Low M.E.Y. (2011) A reassessment of <i>Verpa penis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Clavagelloidea), a species presumed nationally extinct. <i>Nature in Singapore</i> 4: 5-8., available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/app/uploads/2017/06/2011nis005-008.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | watering pot shellcommon watering potclam | [details] |
| German | Gießkannenmuschel | [details] |
To Malacopics (Verpa penis (Linnaeus, 1758) Indian Ocean)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Penicillus penis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Penicillus penis (Linnaeus, 1758))
Unreviewed
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