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Monia J. E. Gray, 1850
153020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153020)
accepted
Genus
Anomia zelandica J. E. Gray, 1843 accepted as Monia zelandica (J. E. Gray, 1843) (type by subsequent designation)
Monia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850 · alternative representation
Monia (Tenuimonia) M. Huber, 2010 · alternative representation
Placunanomia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Pododesmus (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Monia alternans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †
- Species Monia colon (J. E. Gray, 1850)
- Species Monia deliciosa Iredale, 1936
- Species Monia nobilis (Reeve, 1859)
- Species Monia tauraculeata Sacco, 1897 †
- Species Monia timida Iredale, 1939
- Species Monia zelandica (J. E. Gray, 1843)
- Subgenus Monia (Isomonia) Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897 accepted as Isomonia Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Monia aculeata (O. F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758) (dubious synonym)
- Species Monia alberti Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Isomonia alberti (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
- Species Monia cladocorae Parenzan, 1974 accepted as Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Monia cymbula (Tate, 1886) † accepted as Anomia cymbula Tate, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monia furcilla Marwick, 1928 † accepted as Monia zelandica (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Monia glauca Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Monia squama (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Monia ione (J. E. Gray, 1850) accepted as Monia zelandica (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Monia macrochisma (Deshayes, 1839) accepted as Pododesmus macrochisma (Deshayes, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monia patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761) accepted as Pododesmus patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Species Monia squama (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Monia umbonata (A. Gould, 1861) accepted as Isomonia umbonata (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Monia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850 represented as Monia J. E. Gray, 1850
- Subgenus Monia (Tenuimonia) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Monia J. E. Gray, 1850
- Species Monia striata (Brocchi, 1814) † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
(of Placunanomia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). On the species of Anomiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1849) 17: 113-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572546
page(s): 121 [details]
page(s): 121 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Monia J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153020 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Monia (Tenuimonia) M. Huber, 2010) Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 619 [details]
original description (of Placunanomia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). On the species of Anomiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1849) 17: 113-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572546
page(s): 121 [details]
additional source Holmes A.M. (2017). Phylogenetics of British saddle oysters (Bivalvia: Anomiidae) - A review of the shell morphology, internal anatomy and genetics of <i>Pododesmus</i> in British waters. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 42(5): 317-325. [details]
subsequent type designation Kobelt, W. (1876-1881). <i>Illustrirtes Conchylienbuch</i>. Bd 1. Lieferung 1: 1-40, pl. 1-10 (November 1876); Lieferung 2: 41-64, pl. 11-20 (November/December 1877); Lieferung 3: 65-88, pl. 21-30 (February/March 1878); Lieferung 4: 89-104, pl. 31-40 (May 1878); Lieferung 5: i-xvi, 105-144, pl. 41-50 (May 1878). Bd 2. Lieferung 6: 145-176, pl. 51-60 (June/July 1879); Lieferung 7/8: 177-264, pl. 61-80 (1879); Lieferung 9: 265-312, pl. 81-90 (September/October 1880); Lieferung 10: 313-344, pl. 91-100 (April 1881); Lieferung 11: 345-392, pl. 101-112 (October 1881). Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11092#/summary
page(s): 2 (11): 376 [details]
page(s): 619 [details]
original description (of Placunanomia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). On the species of Anomiadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1849) 17: 113-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572546
page(s): 121 [details]
additional source Holmes A.M. (2017). Phylogenetics of British saddle oysters (Bivalvia: Anomiidae) - A review of the shell morphology, internal anatomy and genetics of <i>Pododesmus</i> in British waters. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 42(5): 317-325. [details]
subsequent type designation Kobelt, W. (1876-1881). <i>Illustrirtes Conchylienbuch</i>. Bd 1. Lieferung 1: 1-40, pl. 1-10 (November 1876); Lieferung 2: 41-64, pl. 11-20 (November/December 1877); Lieferung 3: 65-88, pl. 21-30 (February/March 1878); Lieferung 4: 89-104, pl. 31-40 (May 1878); Lieferung 5: i-xvi, 105-144, pl. 41-50 (May 1878). Bd 2. Lieferung 6: 145-176, pl. 51-60 (June/July 1879); Lieferung 7/8: 177-264, pl. 61-80 (1879); Lieferung 9: 265-312, pl. 81-90 (September/October 1880); Lieferung 10: 313-344, pl. 91-100 (April 1881); Lieferung 11: 345-392, pl. 101-112 (October 1881). Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11092#/summary
page(s): 2 (11): 376 [details]
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