WoRMS name details
Orbicula Cuvier, 1798
869105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869105)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Orbicula antillarum d'Orbigny, 1845 accepted as Discradisca antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula cumingii Broderip, 1833 accepted as Discradisca cumingii (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula deformata Hall, 1847 † accepted as Archinacella deformata (J. Hall, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, not a brachiopod species)
- Species Orbicula elliptica d'Archiac, 1843 † accepted as Orbitammina elliptica (d'Archiac, 1843) † (foraminifer erroneously described in a brachiopod genus)
- Species Orbicula elliptica Kutorga, 1846 (non d'Archiac, 1843) † accepted as Schizotreta elliptica (Kutorga, 1846) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula granulata J. de C. Sowerby, 1826 † accepted as Puncturellopsis granulata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula laevis Sowerby, 1822 accepted as Discinisca laevis (Sowerby, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula lamellosa Broderip, 1833 accepted as Discinisca lamellosa (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula maeotis Eichwald, 1840 † accepted as Berlieria maeotis (Eichwald, 1840) † (basionym)
- Species Orbicula radiata Phillips, 1829 † accepted as Placunopsis radiata (Phillips, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula rugata Sowerby, 1839 † accepted as Rugadiscina rugata (Sowerby, 1839) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula squamiformis Hall, 1843 † accepted as Craniops squamiformis (Hall, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula stella (Gould, 1862) accepted as Discradisca stella (Gould, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula strigata Broderip, 1834 accepted as Discradisca strigata (Broderip, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula tenuis Sowerby, 1847 accepted as Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula terminalis Emmons, 1842 † accepted as Trematis terminalis (Emmons, 1842) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary table of the natural history of animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076 [details] 
WoRMS (2025). Orbicula Cuvier, 1798. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869105 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary table of the natural history of animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076 [details]
