MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Bolinidae Agassiz, 1860

ERMS name details

Bolinidae Agassiz, 1860

AphiaID

293494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:293494)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > unavailable name (type genus jr homonym)

Accepted name

Bolinopsidae Bigelow, 1912

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Bolina Mertens, 1833 accepted as Bolinopsis L. Agassiz, 1860

Parent

Lobata

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Genus Bolina Mertens, 1833 accepted as Bolinopsis L. Agassiz, 1860 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Rafinesque, 1815, Mollusca)

Environment

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

Original description

Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 289 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Bolinidae Agassiz, 1860. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=293494 on 2026-07-07

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Bolinidae Agassiz, 1860. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293494 on 2026-07-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-15 21:34:40Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2023-09-12 19:10:13Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

2024-01-03 10:20:43Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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original description Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 289 [details]

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]

basis of record Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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