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Scarabus Montfort, 1810
832483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:832483)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
Scarabus imbrium Montfort, 1810 accepted as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
- Species Scarabus abbreviatus Blainville, 1827 accepted as Scarabus plicatus A. Férussac, 1821 accepted as Pythia plicata (A. Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Scarabus acutus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847 accepted as Pythia acuta (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus bonneti Cossmann, 1895 † accepted as Pythia bonneti (Cossmann, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus borneensis A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Pythia borneensis (A. Adams, 1851) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus castaneus R. P. Lesson, 1831 accepted as Pythia castanea (R. P. Lesson, 1831) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus cecillii R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Pythia cecillii (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus chalcostomus A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Pythia chalcostoma (A. Adams, 1851) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus cumingianus Petit de la Saussaye, 1843 accepted as Pythia cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus fusiformis Menke, 1828 accepted as Cyclodontina fusiformis (Menke, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus imbrium Montfort, 1810 accepted as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Scarabus imperforatus A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Pythia imperforata (A. Adams, 1851) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus insularis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847 accepted as Pythia insularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus labrosus Menke, 1828 accepted as Burringtonia labrosa (Menke, 1828)
- Species Scarabus lekithostoma Reeve, 1842 accepted as Pythia lekithostoma (Reeve, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus pantherinus A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus petiverianus A. Férussac, 1821 accepted as Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851) (junior synonym)
- Species Scarabus plicatus A. Férussac, 1821 accepted as Pythia plicata (A. Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus pollex Hinds, 1842 accepted as Pythia pollex (Hinds, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus pyramidatus Reeve, 1842 accepted as Pythia pyramidata (Reeve, 1842)
- Species Scarabus semisulcatus A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Pythia semisulcata (A. Adams, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus sinuosus A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Pythia sinuosa (A. Adams, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus striatus Reeve, 1842 accepted as Pythia striata (Reeve, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus triangularis W. H. Benson, 1836 accepted as Pythia plicata (A. Férussac, 1821) (a junior synonym)
- Species Scarabus trigonus Troschel, 1838 accepted as Pythia trigona (Troschel, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scarabus undatus R. P. Lesson, 1831 accepted as Pythia undata (R. P. Lesson, 1831) (original combination)
- Species Scarabus variabilis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847 accepted as Pythia variabilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847)
- Species Scarabus zonatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847 accepted as Pythia pollex (Hinds, 1842)
- Subgenus Scarabus (Hendrikia) Preston, 1913 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Scarabus (Hendrikia) mirifica Preston, 1913 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Scarabus clausus Reeve, 1842 accepted as Tomigerus clausus Spix, 1827 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Scarabus crassidens Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Scarabus leopardus Reeve, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Scarabus lessoni Blainville, 1827 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Scarabus nux Reeve, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): vol. 2: 306 [details]
page(s): vol. 2: 306 [details]
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Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): vol. 2: 306 [details]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228
page(s): 107-109, pl. 188 [details]
additional source Troschel, F. H. (1838). Zur Gattung Scarabus Montf. <em>Wiegmann's Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 4(1): 202-208, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2432909 [details]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1842). On the genus <i>Scarabus</i>, a small group of pulmobranchiate mollusks of the family Auriculacea. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1.</em> 9(57): 218-221, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42850241 [details]
additional source Adams, A. (1851). A monograph of <i>Scarabus</i>, a genus of air-breathing gasteropodous Mollusca; from specimens in the Cumingian Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1850) 18: 147-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278667
page(s): 147 [details]
additional source Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1827). Scarabe, <i>Scarabus</i> (Conchyl.). pp. 30-33. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 48. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25312757
page(s): 30 [details]
source of synonymy Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Neue Pythia-Arten. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 10(1): 189-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16301089 [details]
page(s): vol. 2: 306 [details]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228
page(s): 107-109, pl. 188 [details]
additional source Troschel, F. H. (1838). Zur Gattung Scarabus Montf. <em>Wiegmann's Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 4(1): 202-208, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2432909 [details]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1842). On the genus <i>Scarabus</i>, a small group of pulmobranchiate mollusks of the family Auriculacea. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1.</em> 9(57): 218-221, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42850241 [details]
additional source Adams, A. (1851). A monograph of <i>Scarabus</i>, a genus of air-breathing gasteropodous Mollusca; from specimens in the Cumingian Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1850) 18: 147-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278667
page(s): 147 [details]
additional source Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1827). Scarabe, <i>Scarabus</i> (Conchyl.). pp. 30-33. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 48. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25312757
page(s): 30 [details]
source of synonymy Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Neue Pythia-Arten. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 10(1): 189-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16301089 [details]
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