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WoRMS taxon details

Ericusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858

AphiaID

382335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382335)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Voluta fulgetrum G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Ericusa fulgetrum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Livoniini Bail & Poppe, 2001

Original name

Zidona (Ericusa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858

Synonymised names

Mesericusa Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted (synonym)

Zidona (Ericusa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 · unaccepted (superseded combination)

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Species Ericusa fulgetrum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Species Ericusa ianmattiskei Hallan, 2023
Species Ericusa naniforma Bail & Limpus, 2013
Species Ericusa papillosa (Swainson, 1822)
Species Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951
Species Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839)
Species Ericusa orca Cotton, 1952 accepted as Ericusa fulgetrum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of Zidona (Ericusa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 619 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Restricted to southern and eastern Australia

Distribution Restricted to southern and eastern Australia [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ericusa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382335 on 2024-11-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-02-04 10:57:56Z

created

Bail, Patrice

2013-04-01 16:34:17Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-01-22 14:59:23Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description (of Zidona (Ericusa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 619 [details]

basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]

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Introduced: alien

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Diagnosis Shell solid, elongate, fusiform, medium to large, with an elongate spire and regularly convex, smooth whorls. Protoconch globose, deviated at 45° from the axis of the shell and frequently with the initial portion exserted [details]

Distribution Restricted to southern and eastern Australia [details]

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