WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Choristes P. P. Carpenter, 1872

AphiaID

451667 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:451667)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Amauropsis Mörch, 1857

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Choristes elegans P. P. Carpenter, 1872 accepted as Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Polinicinae J. E. Gray, 1847

Direct children (8)

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Species Choristes mollis Okutani, 1964 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Choristes agulhasae A. H. Clarke, 1961 accepted as Trenchia agulhasae (A. H. Clarke, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Choristes carpenteri Dall, 1896 accepted as Benthobulbus carpenteri (Dall, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Choristes coani Marincovich, 1975 accepted as Benthobulbus coani (Marincovich, 1975) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Choristes elegans P. P. Carpenter, 1872 accepted as Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Choristes nipponica Okutani, 1964 accepted as Moelleriopsis nipponica (Okutani, 1964) (original combination)
Species Choristes pompholyx (Dall, 1889) accepted as Cyclostrema pompholyx Dall, 1889
Species Choristes vitreus Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 accepted as Choristella vitrea (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Dawson J.W. (1872). The post-Pliocene geology of Canada. Sub-kingdom Mollusca. <em>The Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science.</em> (n.s.)6(4): 369-416., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7714469 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Choristes P. P. Carpenter, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=451667 on 2026-06-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-10 11:02:48Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-02-17 10:28:05Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2011-10-26 03:51:05Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-01-07 20:45:44Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Dawson J.W. (1872). The post-Pliocene geology of Canada. Sub-kingdom Mollusca. <em>The Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science.</em> (n.s.)6(4): 369-416., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7714469 [details]

To ITIS

Unreviewed