WoRMS taxon details
Mendax H. J. Finlay, 1926
391136 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:391136)
accepted
Genus
Cerithiopsis trizonalis Odhner, 1924 accepted as Mendax trizonalis (Odhner, 1924) (type by original designation)
Specula (Mendax) Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted
- Species Mendax barbarae Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
- Species Mendax denatalis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
- Species Mendax marginatus (Suter, 1908)
- Species Mendax mascarenensis M. Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Species Mendax metivieri M. Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Species Mendax odhneri (A. W. B. Powell, 1927)
- Species Mendax penneyi M. Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Species Mendax ribesae M. Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Species Mendax rufulus Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013
- Species Mendax samadiae Cecalupo & Perugia, 2021
- Species Mendax seilaformis B. A. Marshall, 1978
- Species Mendax spiritussanctis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013
- Species Mendax subapicinus (Dell, 1956)
- Species Mendax tenuicostatus Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
- Species Mendax theodosiae M. Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Species Mendax trizonalis (Odhner, 1924)
- Species Mendax attenuatispira A. W. B. Powell, 1937 accepted as Trituba (Paramendax) attenuatispira (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) represented as Trituba attenuatispira (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (superseded combination)
- Species Mendax duplicarinata A. W. B. Powell, 1940 accepted as Metaxia duplicarinata (A. W. B. Powell, 1940) (superseded combination)
- Species Mendax hebetatus B. A. Marshall, 1978 accepted as Cerithiella hebetata (B. A. Marshall, 1978) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mendax nucleoproducta Dell, 1956 accepted as Cerithiella nucleoproducta (Dell, 1956) (superseded combination)
- Species Mendax trizonaloides B. A. Marshall, 1978 accepted as Onchodia trizonaloides (B. A. Marshall, 1978) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
recent + fossil
(of Specula (Mendax) Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): 382, 385 [details]
page(s): 382, 385 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mendax H. J. Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391136 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Specula (Mendax) Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): 382, 385 [details]
page(s): 382, 385 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Marshall, B. A. (1978). Cerithiopsidae of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 5(1): 47-120., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1978.10423744 [details]
Other
additional source
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
