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Amathina J. E. Gray, 1842

AphiaID

181104 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181104)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Patella tricarinata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by subsequent designation)

Type taxon of

Amathinidae Ponder, 1987

Parent

Amathinidae Ponder, 1987

Original name

Amathina J. E. Gray, 1842

Direct children (10)

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Species Amathina oyamai Masuda & H. Noda, 1976
Species Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Amathina angustata Souverbie, 1875 accepted as Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861 accepted as Trichamathina bicarinata (Pease, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Amathina imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 accepted as Hipponicidae incertae sedis imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (not Amathina, but rather Hipponicidae)
Species Amathina nobilis A. Adams, 1867 accepted as Trichamathina nobilis (A. Adams, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Amathina tricostata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Amathina trigona G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861 accepted as Trichamathina bicarinata (Pease, 1861)
Species Amathina violacea (Angas, 1867) accepted as Trichamathina violacea (Angas, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Amathina violaceus (Angas, 1867) accepted as Amathina violacea (Angas, 1867) accepted as Trichamathina violacea (Angas, 1867) (incorrect gender ending)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 63, 90 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amathina J. E. Gray, 1842. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181104 on 2025-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-09-08 12:20:45Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-09-05 08:30:55Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2011-12-14 18:35:29Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-04-11 09:46:51Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-04-13 16:51:51Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 63, 90 [details]