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Cirrus J. Sowerby, 1816 †
1610838 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1610838)
accepted
Genus
Cirrus nodosus J. Sowerby, 1816 † (type by subsequent designation)
Cirrus (Trochocirrus) de Ryckholt, 1860 † · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
- Species Cirrus nodosus J. Sowerby, 1816 †
- Subgenus Cirrus (Discocirrus) Ammon, 1893 † accepted as Discocirrus Ammon, 1893 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Cirrus (Discocirrus) tricarinata (Gümbel, 1861) † accepted as Discocirrus tricarinata (Gümbel, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Cirrus (Echinocirrus) de Ryckholt, 1860 † accepted as Echinocirrus de Ryckholt, 1860 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Cirrus (Omphalocirrus) de Ryckholt, 1860 † accepted as Omphalocirrus de Ryckholt, 1860 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Cirrus (Spirocirrus) Cossmann, 1916 † accepted as Spirocirrus Cossmann, 1916 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Cirrus (Trochocirrus) de Ryckholt, 1860 † accepted as Cirrus J. Sowerby, 1816 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Cirrus armatus de Koninck, 1843 † accepted as Echinocirrus armatus (de Koninck, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cirrus perspectivus Mantell, 1822 † accepted as Bathrotomaria perspectiva (Mantell, 1822) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cirrus rotundatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1825 † accepted as Straparollus dionysii Montfort, 1810 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cirrus acutus J. Sowerby, 1816 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Cirrus plicatus J. Sowerby, 1816 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 93 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cirrus J. Sowerby, 1816 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1610838 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Cirrus (Trochocirrus) de Ryckholt, 1860 †) de Ryckholt, P. (1860). Revue des genres qui composent la familie des Haliotidae, d'Orbigny. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 8(2): 183-188. [30 April 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863616
page(s): 187 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Cirrus (Trochocirrus) de Ryckholt, 1860 †) de Ryckholt, P. (1860). Revue des genres qui composent la familie des Haliotidae, d'Orbigny. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 8(2): 183-188. [30 April 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863616
page(s): 187 [details]