MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Utriculus T. Brown, 1844

ERMS name details

Utriculus T. Brown, 1844

AphiaID

204737 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204737)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior objective synonym (Invalid: junior homonym of Utriculus Schumacher, 1817)

Accepted name

Retusa T. Brown, 1827

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Retusidae Thiele, 1925

Original name

Utriculus T. Brown, 1844

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Species Utriculus lacteus Jeffreys, 1877 accepted as Diaphana lactea (Jeffreys, 1877) (original combination)
Species Utriculus lima T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Philine lima (T. Brown, 1827) accepted as Retusophiline lima (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Utriculus minutissimus Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Retusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878)
Species Utriculus obtusus (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)
Species Utriculus oliviformis R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Cylichnium oliviforme (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Utriculus tornatus R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Retusa tornata (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Utriculus truncatulus (Bruguière, 1792) accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
Species Utriculus ventrosus Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Philine ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865) accepted as Laona ventricosa (Jeffreys, 1865)

Environment

marine

Original description

Brown, T. (1838-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart; London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Utriculus T. Brown, 1844. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204737 on 2026-03-11

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Utriculus T. Brown, 1844. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php/js/10.1017/images/10.1080/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204737 on 2026-03-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2001-12-13 16:01:25Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

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Martinez, Olga

2011-06-24 18:28:19Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2012-08-19 10:56:19Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-09-16 20:01:44Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2024-01-01 19:01:59Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2026-01-01 19:26:49Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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original description Brown, T. (1838-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart; London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]

status source ICZN. (1959). Opinion 568. Protection under the plenary powers of the specific name "obtusa" Montagu, 1803, as published in the combination "Bulla obtusa" (class Gastropoda). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 20: 404-412., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34655666 [details]

Unreviewed

Retusa obtusa

Image from typetaxon