WoRMS taxon details
Penion P. Fischer, 1884
488452 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:488452)
accepted
Genus
Fusus dilatatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) (type by monotypy)
Austrosipho Cossmann, 1906 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Austrosipho (Verconella) Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
unnecessary substitute name for Penion, by Iredale assumed to be a junior homonym of Penium Philippi, 1865
Berylsma Iredale, 1924 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Largisipho Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Penion (Austrosipho) Cossmann, 1906 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Siphonalia (Penion) P. Fischer, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Verconella Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
unnecessary substitute name for Penion, by Iredale assumed to be a junior homonym of Penium Philippi, 1865.
- Species Penion chathamensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1938)
- Species Penion cuvierianus (A. W. B. Powell, 1927)
- Species Penion lineatus B. A. Marshall, Hills & Vaux, 2018
- Species Penion mandarinus (Duclos, 1832)
- Species Penion maximus (Tryon, 1881)
- Species Penion ormesi (A. W. B. Powell, 1927)
- Species Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Subgenus Penion (Austrosipho) Cossmann, 1906 accepted as Penion P. Fischer, 1884 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Penion adustus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Penion benthicola Dell, 1956 accepted as Antarctoneptunea benthicola (Dell, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination, incorrect original gender termination)
- Species Penion benticolus Dell, 1956 accepted as Antarctoneptunea benthicola (Dell, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Penion fairfieldae (A. W. B. Powell, 1947) accepted as Penion chathamensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1938) (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Siphonalia (Penion) P. Fischer, 1884) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 625 [details]
page(s): 625 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Penion P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=488452 on 2026-09-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Penion (Austrosipho) Cossmann, 1906) Cossmann, M. (1906). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée, Septième livraison. Paris, The author and de Rudeval. 261 pp., 14 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852315, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6471866x
page(s): 229 [details]
original description (of Siphonalia (Penion) P. Fischer, 1884) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 625 [details]
original description (of Verconella Iredale, 1914) Iredale, T. (1914). On some invalid molluscan generic names. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11(3): 170-178 [5 September 1914]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715701
page(s): 175 [details]
original description (of Berylsma Iredale, 1924) Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 49(3): 179-278., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35095196 [details]
original description (of Largisipho Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927 [details]
page(s): 229 [details]
original description (of Siphonalia (Penion) P. Fischer, 1884) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 625 [details]
original description (of Verconella Iredale, 1914) Iredale, T. (1914). On some invalid molluscan generic names. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11(3): 170-178 [5 September 1914]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715701
page(s): 175 [details]
original description (of Berylsma Iredale, 1924) Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 49(3): 179-278., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35095196 [details]
original description (of Largisipho Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927 [details]
Other
additional source
Vaux, F., Gemmell, M.R., Hills, S.F.K., Marshall, B.A., Beu, A.G., Crampton, J.S., Trewick, S.A. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2020). Lineage identification affects estimates of evolutionary mode in marine snails. <em>Systematic Biology.</em> 69: 1106–1121., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaa018 [details]
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