WoRMS taxon details
Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816)
488453 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:488453)
accepted
Species
Austrosipho (Verconella) edita A. W. B. Powell, 1934 † · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Fusinus sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Fusus adustus R. A. Philippi, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fusus dilatatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Fusus sulcatus Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Fusus zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Penion adustus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Penion sulcatus sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded rank
Siphonalia dilatata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Verconella accipitris H. J. Finlay, 1930 † · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Verconella adpressa A. W. B. Powell, 1947 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Verconella adusta (R. A. Philippi, 1845) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Verconella adusta var. mandarinoides A. W. B. Powell, 1927 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Verconella adusta worthyae A. W. B. Powell, 1947 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Verconella allani H. J. Finlay, 1930 † · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Verconella dilatata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Verconella falsa H. J. Finlay, 1930 † · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Penion sulcatus mandarinus (Duclos, 1832) accepted as Penion mandarinus (Duclos, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Penion sulcatus sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Fusus sulcatus Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 6 [details]
page(s): 6 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=488453 on 2026-03-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fusus sulcatus Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Fusus dilatatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 498 [details]
original description (of Fusus adustus R. A. Philippi, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1845-1847). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Zweiter Band. 2</i>. Cassel: Fischer. 1-231, pls. 1-48. (publ. dates: (1): 1-32 [Sep 1845]; (2): 33-63 [Oct 1845]; (3): 65-87 [Feb 1846]; (4): 89-121 [Aug 1846]; (5): 123-152 [Oct 1846]; (6): 153-182 [Feb 1847]; (7): 183-212 [Mar 1847]; (8): 213-231 [Apr 1847]). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073321
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Verconella accipitris H. J. Finlay, 1930 †) Finlay, H. J. (1930). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds. Part 3. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 61, 49–84, 6 pls., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_61.bak/rsnz_61_01_000430.pdf
page(s): 68 [details]
original description (of Verconella allani H. J. Finlay, 1930 †) Finlay, H. J. (1930). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds. Part 3. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 61, 49–84, 6 pls., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_61.bak/rsnz_61_01_000430.pdf
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Verconella falsa H. J. Finlay, 1930 †) Finlay, H. J. (1930). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds. Part 3. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 61, 49–84, 6 pls., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_61.bak/rsnz_61_01_000430.pdf
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Verconella adpressa A. W. B. Powell, 1947) Powell, A. W. B. (1947). Phylogeny of the molluscan genus <i>Verconella</i>, with descriptions of new recent and Tertiary species. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 3: 161–169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60652938
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Verconella adusta var. mandarinoides A. W. B. Powell, 1927) Powell, A. W. B. (1927). Variation of the genus <i>Verconella</i> with descriptions of new species. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 549–558., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1927-57.2.6.1.23
page(s): 558 [details]
original description (of Fusus zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 500 [details]
original description (of Austrosipho (Verconella) edita A. W. B. Powell, 1934 †) Powell, A. W. B. (1934). Upper Pliocene fossils from Cape Runaway. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 1: 261-274., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60406488
page(s): 271 [details]
original description (of Verconella adusta worthyae A. W. B. Powell, 1947) Powell, A. W. B. (1947). Phylogeny of the molluscan genus <i>Verconella</i>, with descriptions of new recent and Tertiary species. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 3: 161–169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60652938
page(s): 167 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Fusus dilatatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 498 [details]
original description (of Fusus adustus R. A. Philippi, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1845-1847). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Zweiter Band. 2</i>. Cassel: Fischer. 1-231, pls. 1-48. (publ. dates: (1): 1-32 [Sep 1845]; (2): 33-63 [Oct 1845]; (3): 65-87 [Feb 1846]; (4): 89-121 [Aug 1846]; (5): 123-152 [Oct 1846]; (6): 153-182 [Feb 1847]; (7): 183-212 [Mar 1847]; (8): 213-231 [Apr 1847]). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073321
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Verconella accipitris H. J. Finlay, 1930 †) Finlay, H. J. (1930). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds. Part 3. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 61, 49–84, 6 pls., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_61.bak/rsnz_61_01_000430.pdf
page(s): 68 [details]
original description (of Verconella allani H. J. Finlay, 1930 †) Finlay, H. J. (1930). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds. Part 3. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 61, 49–84, 6 pls., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_61.bak/rsnz_61_01_000430.pdf
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Verconella falsa H. J. Finlay, 1930 †) Finlay, H. J. (1930). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds. Part 3. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 61, 49–84, 6 pls., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_61.bak/rsnz_61_01_000430.pdf
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Verconella adpressa A. W. B. Powell, 1947) Powell, A. W. B. (1947). Phylogeny of the molluscan genus <i>Verconella</i>, with descriptions of new recent and Tertiary species. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 3: 161–169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60652938
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Verconella adusta var. mandarinoides A. W. B. Powell, 1927) Powell, A. W. B. (1927). Variation of the genus <i>Verconella</i> with descriptions of new species. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 549–558., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1927-57.2.6.1.23
page(s): 558 [details]
original description (of Fusus zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 500 [details]
original description (of Austrosipho (Verconella) edita A. W. B. Powell, 1934 †) Powell, A. W. B. (1934). Upper Pliocene fossils from Cape Runaway. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 1: 261-274., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60406488
page(s): 271 [details]
original description (of Verconella adusta worthyae A. W. B. Powell, 1947) Powell, A. W. B. (1947). Phylogeny of the molluscan genus <i>Verconella</i>, with descriptions of new recent and Tertiary species. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 3: 161–169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60652938
page(s): 167 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Other
additional source
Beu, A.G. & Maxwell, P.A. (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 58, 1–518.
page(s): 361 [details]
additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 361 [details]
additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Penion adustus (R. A. Philippi, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Fusus sulcatus Lamarck, 1816)
To Conchology (Penion sulcatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Penion sulcatus)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Malacopics (Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Mahia Peninsula, ex coll....
To Malacopics (Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) New Zealand, Marlborough, Kaikoura Co., Kaikoura, o...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Penion sulcatus (1) 22956)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Penion sulcatus (2) 22956)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Penion adustus (R. A. Philippi, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Fusus sulcatus Lamarck, 1816)
To Conchology (Penion sulcatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Penion sulcatus)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Malacopics (Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Mahia Peninsula, ex coll....
To Malacopics (Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) New Zealand, Marlborough, Kaikoura Co., Kaikoura, o...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Penion sulcatus (1) 22956)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Penion sulcatus (2) 22956)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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