WoRMS taxon details
Siphonaria obliquata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
559224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559224)
accepted
Species
Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Siphonaria (Benhamina) obliquata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded combination)
Siphonaria scutellum Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): app. vii [details]
page(s): app. vii [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria obliquata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559224 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): app. vii [details]
original description (of Siphonaria scutellum Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 360 [details]
basis of record Jenkins, B.; Köhler, F. (2024). Hidden in plain sight: Systematic review of Indo-West Pacific Siphonariidae uncovers extensive cryptic diversity based on comparative morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Megataxa.</em> 13(1): 1-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.13.1.1
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): app. vii [details]
original description (of Siphonaria scutellum Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 360 [details]
basis of record Jenkins, B.; Köhler, F. (2024). Hidden in plain sight: Systematic review of Indo-West Pacific Siphonariidae uncovers extensive cryptic diversity based on comparative morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Megataxa.</em> 13(1): 1-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.13.1.1
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Malacopics (Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) New Zealand, Wellington, Palliser Bay) (from synonym Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Malacopics (Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) New Zealand, Wellington, Palliser Bay) (from synonym Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
Unreviewed
.jpg "To Malacopics (Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) New Zealand, Wellington, Palliser Bay)")
Hosted externally, from synonym
