Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS)

WoRMS taxon details

Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840

AphiaID

137755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137755)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Hyalaea trispinosa Blainville, 1821 accepted as Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821) (type by subsequent designation)

Type taxon of

Diacriinae Rampal, 2019

Parent

Diacriinae Rampal, 2019

Original name

Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840

Synonymised names

Hyalaea (Diacria) Gray, 1840 · unaccepted

Direct children (24)

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Species Diacria digitata (Guppy, 1882) †
Species Diacria erythra van der Spoel, 1971
Species Diacria gracilis Rampal, 2002
Species Diacria italica Grecchi, 1882 †
Species Diacria maculata Bleeker & van der Spoel, 1988
Species Diacria major (Boas, 1886)
Species Diacria mbaensis Ladd, 1934 †
Species Diacria microstriata A. W. Janssen, 2007 †
Species Diacria paeninsula A. W. Janssen, 2007 †
Species Diacria philippinensis A. W. Janssen, 2007 †
Species Diacria piccola Bleeker & van der Spoel, 1988
Species Diacria rampalae Dupont, 1979
Species Diacria sangiorgii Scarsella, 1934 †
Species Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Species Diacria atlantica Dupont, 1998 accepted as Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Species Diacria bisulcata Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Diacria costata (Pfeffer, 1879) accepted as Telodiacria costata (Pfeffer, 1879)
Species Diacria danae van Leyen & van der Spoel, 1982 accepted as Telodiacria danae (van Leyen & van der Spoel, 1982)
Species Diacria kipasiformis Beets, 1943 † accepted as Diacria mbaensis Ladd, 1934 †
Species Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821) accepted as Telodiacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)
Species Diacria rampali Dupont, 1979 accepted as Diacria rampalae Dupont, 1979 (incorrect genitive ending (Rampal is a woman))
Species Diacria rubecula Bontes & van der Spoel, 1998 accepted as Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Species Diacria schmidti van Leyen & van der Spoel, 1982 accepted as Telodiacria schmidti (van Leyen & van der Spoel, 1982)
Species Diacria spinosa [sic] accepted as Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 144 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diacria J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137755 on 2025-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-04-04 07:14:05Z

changed

Vandepitte, Leen

2012-07-22 16:29:31Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-01-26 00:53:23Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2020-12-14 09:22:34Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672
page(s): 144 [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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

Other

additional source Janssen, A. W.; Bush, S. L. & Bednaršek, N. (2019). The shelled pteropods of the northeast Pacific Ocean (Mollusca: Heterobranchia, Pteropoda). Zoosymposia. 13: 305-346. [details]