WoRMS taxon details
Monotygma G. B. Sowerby II, 1839
138410 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138410)
accepted
Genus
Monotygma striata Gray, 1847 (type by subsequent monotypy)
Actaeopyramis P. Fischer, 1885 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (unnecessary substitute name)
Kleinella (Actaeopyramis) P. Fischer, 1885 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Monoptygma Lea, 1833 sensu A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Monotigma G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 · unaccepted (original misspelling)
- Species Monotygma acuminata (A. A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Monotygma amoena (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Monotygma caelata (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Monotygma enosima Clessin, 1902
- Species Monotygma eximia (Lischke, 1872)
- Species Monotygma fulva (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Monotygma granulata (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Monotygma julii (Saurin, 1959)
- Species Monotygma lauta (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Monotygma metula (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Monotygma pareximia (Nomura, 1936)
- Species Monotygma puncticulata (A. A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Monotygma punctigera (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Monotygma sinuata (A. A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Monotygma striata Gray, 1847
- Species Monotygma watsoni (Hornung & Mermod, 1927)
- Species Monotygma sulcifera (A. Adams, 1861) (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
- Species Monotygma tenella (A. Adams, 1853) (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Monotygma casta (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotygma concinna (A. Adams, 1854) accepted as Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotygma gavisa (Melvill, 1896) accepted as Rissopsetia gavisa (Melvill, 1896)
- Species Monotygma modesta (de Folin, 1870) accepted as Careliopsis modesta (de Folin, 1870)
- Species Monotygma pura (A. Adams, 1854) accepted as Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Monotygma suturalis A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1839). <i>A Conchological Manual</i>. G. B. Sowerby, London, v, 130 pp., 24 pls. [pre 23 February]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87826
page(s): 66; Fig. 371 [details]
page(s): 66; Fig. 371 [details]
Nomenclature The complicated nomenclatural history of this name has been dealt with by van Aartsen (1986). To summarize:
(1) G. B....
(1) G. B....
Nomenclature The complicated nomenclatural history of this name has been dealt with by van Aartsen (1986). To summarize:
(1) G. B. Sowerby II (1839: 66) listed two different names: Monoptygma Lea, 1833, an available name based on an Eocene American fossil and currently placed in the family Nassariidae (Glibert, 1963), and Monotigma Gray, a hitherto unavailable name, made available therein by reference to his Figure 371 (with no species name)
(2) Gray (1847: 140) designated Monoptygma alabamiensis Lea, 1833 as type species of Monoptygma Lea, 1833 and (p. 159) associated the name Monotygma striata (note spelling variation) to Fig. 371 of G. B. Sowerby II (1839).
(3) A. Adams (1853) described a number of species explicitly but wrongly referred to Monoptygma Lea, 1833. These species are currently accepted under Monotygma G.B. Sowerby II, 1839. [details]
(1) G. B. Sowerby II (1839: 66) listed two different names: Monoptygma Lea, 1833, an available name based on an Eocene American fossil and currently placed in the family Nassariidae (Glibert, 1963), and Monotigma Gray, a hitherto unavailable name, made available therein by reference to his Figure 371 (with no species name)
(2) Gray (1847: 140) designated Monoptygma alabamiensis Lea, 1833 as type species of Monoptygma Lea, 1833 and (p. 159) associated the name Monotygma striata (note spelling variation) to Fig. 371 of G. B. Sowerby II (1839).
(3) A. Adams (1853) described a number of species explicitly but wrongly referred to Monoptygma Lea, 1833. These species are currently accepted under Monotygma G.B. Sowerby II, 1839. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Monotygma G. B. Sowerby II, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138410 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1839). <i>A Conchological Manual</i>. G. B. Sowerby, London, v, 130 pp., 24 pls. [pre 23 February]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87826
page(s): 66; Fig. 371 [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): 66; Fig. 371 [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
additional source
van Aartsen, J. J. (1986). Nomenclatural notes on <i>Actaeopyramis</i> as related to <i>Monoptygma</i>, <i>Monotigma</i> and <i>Monotygma</i>. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 22: 5-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49926462 [details]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 159 [details]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 159 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature The complicated nomenclatural history of this name has been dealt with by van Aartsen (1986). To summarize:(1) G. B. Sowerby II (1839: 66) listed two different names: Monoptygma Lea, 1833, an available name based on an Eocene American fossil and currently placed in the family Nassariidae (Glibert, 1963), and Monotigma Gray, a hitherto unavailable name, made available therein by reference to his Figure 371 (with no species name)
(2) Gray (1847: 140) designated Monoptygma alabamiensis Lea, 1833 as type species of Monoptygma Lea, 1833 and (p. 159) associated the name Monotygma striata (note spelling variation) to Fig. 371 of G. B. Sowerby II (1839).
(3) A. Adams (1853) described a number of species explicitly but wrongly referred to Monoptygma Lea, 1833. These species are currently accepted under Monotygma G.B. Sowerby II, 1839. [details]
Spelling Deemed by Petit (2009) to be the correct spelling of Monotigma, being in prevailing usage (ICZN Article 33.3.1.) [details]
