WoRMS taxon details
Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767
141643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141643)
accepted
Species
Fimbria fimbria (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tethys fimbriata [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tethys leporina Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > unavailable name (rejected under the provisions of...)
rejected under the provisions of ICZN Opinion 200
Thethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of generic name)
Thethys leporina Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > unavailable name (rejected under the provisions of...)
rejected under the provisions of ICZN Opinion 200
Thetis cornigera Macri, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thetis parthenopeia Macri, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thetis polyphylla Macri, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Tethys fimbria dominguensis [sic] accepted as Tethys occidentalis (Odhner, 1936) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of dominiquensis Pruvot-Fol, 1954)
- Variety Tethys fimbria var. dominiquensis Pruvot-Fol, 1954 accepted as Tethys occidentalis (Odhner, 1936) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1089 [details]
page(s): 1089 [details]
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 200: specific name of type species of Tethys Linnaeus, 1767
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 200: specific name of type species of Tethys Linnaeus, 1767 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141643 on 2026-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1089 [details]
original description (of Thetis cornigera Macri, 1825) Macri, S. (1825). Osservazioni intorno alla storia naturale di tre nuove specie di Tetidi del Mar Tirreno (Thetis cornigera, Th. Parthenopeia, Th. polyphylla). <em>Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze, Napoli,.</em> 2(2): 159-220, 5 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926809, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926831 [details]
original description (of Thetis parthenopeia Macri, 1825) Macri, S. (1825). Osservazioni intorno alla storia naturale di tre nuove specie di Tetidi del Mar Tirreno (Thetis cornigera, Th. Parthenopeia, Th. polyphylla). <em>Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze, Napoli,.</em> 2(2): 159-220, 5 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926809, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926831 [details]
original description (of Thetis polyphylla Macri, 1825) Macri, S. (1825). Osservazioni intorno alla storia naturale di tre nuove specie di Tetidi del Mar Tirreno (Thetis cornigera, Th. Parthenopeia, Th. polyphylla). <em>Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze, Napoli,.</em> 2(2): 159-220, 5 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926809, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926831 [details]
original description (of Tethys leporina Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1089 [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): 1089 [details]
original description (of Thetis cornigera Macri, 1825) Macri, S. (1825). Osservazioni intorno alla storia naturale di tre nuove specie di Tetidi del Mar Tirreno (Thetis cornigera, Th. Parthenopeia, Th. polyphylla). <em>Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze, Napoli,.</em> 2(2): 159-220, 5 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926809, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926831 [details]
original description (of Thetis parthenopeia Macri, 1825) Macri, S. (1825). Osservazioni intorno alla storia naturale di tre nuove specie di Tetidi del Mar Tirreno (Thetis cornigera, Th. Parthenopeia, Th. polyphylla). <em>Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze, Napoli,.</em> 2(2): 159-220, 5 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926809, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926831 [details]
original description (of Thetis polyphylla Macri, 1825) Macri, S. (1825). Osservazioni intorno alla storia naturale di tre nuove specie di Tetidi del Mar Tirreno (Thetis cornigera, Th. Parthenopeia, Th. polyphylla). <em>Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze, Napoli,.</em> 2(2): 159-220, 5 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926809, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12926831 [details]
original description (of Tethys leporina Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1089 [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
Edmunds M. & Carmona L. (2017). Heterobranchia Mollusca from Ghana: The traditionally called Dendronotacea and Arminacea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 42(5): 339-356., available online at https://conchsoc.org/sites/default/files/jconch/42/5/2017-42510.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 200: specific name of type species of Tethys Linnaeus, 1767 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications) (from synonym Tethys fimbriata [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tethys fimbria)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Thetis cornigera Macri, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Thetis parthenopeia Macri, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Thetis polyphylla Macri, 1825)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications) (from synonym Tethys fimbriata [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tethys fimbria)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Thetis cornigera Macri, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Thetis parthenopeia Macri, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Thetis polyphylla Macri, 1825)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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