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Aplus scacchianus (R. A. Philippi, 1844)

To NHMUK collection (Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506095)
To NHMUK collection (Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506095)

888429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888429)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Pisaniidae (Family)
  9. Aplus (Genus)
  10. Aplus scacchianus (Species)
accepted
Species
Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Buccinum scacchianum R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cantharus assimilis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cantharus pictus (Scacchi, 1836) · unaccepted > superseded combination (and preoccupied name)
Cantharus scacchianus (R. A. Philippi, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pisania picta (Scacchi, 1836) · unaccepted > superseded combination (and junior homonym)
Pollia scacchiana (R. A. Philippi, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Purpura picta Scacchi, 1836 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Purpura picta Turton, 1825; Buccinum scacchianum is a replacement name
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum scacchianum R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062
page(s): 188 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Aplus scacchianus (R. A. Philippi, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888429 on 2026-07-16
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2016-10-23 08:53:48Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2023-02-28 12:49:09Z
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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description (of Buccinum scacchianum R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062
page(s): 188 [details] 

original description (of Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Buccinum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-12, December 1846; pl. 13-14, February 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823
page(s): pl. 12 fig. 90 [details] 

original description (of Purpura picta Scacchi, 1836) Scacchi, A. (1836). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum Regni Neapolitani quæ usque adhuc reperit A. Scacchi</i>. Neapoli [Naples]: Typis Filiatre-Sebetii. 18 p., 1 pl. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5w3-xBgAOnIC
page(s): 10, note 13, fig. 14 [details] 

context source (WoRCS) Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Aissaoui C., Puillandre N., Bouchet P., Fassio G., Modica M.V. & Oliverio M. (2016). Cryptic diversity in Mediterranean gastropods of the genus <i>Aplus</i> (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 80(4): 521-533., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04422.12A [details] 

additional source Nappo, A. & Stahlschmidt, P. (2026). Playing hide and seek: On the identity of <i>Buccinum assimile</i> Reeve, 1846, with a description of a new species. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 62(1): 94-108., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2026.01
page(s): 102, figs 6A-W, 5T [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes) (from synonym Pollia scacchiana (R. A. Philippi, 1844))
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes) (from synonym Pollia assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Purpura picta Scacchi, 1836)
To Conchology (Aplus assimilis GOLD FORM) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Conchology (Aplus assimilis GOLD FORM) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Conchology (Aplus assimilis GOLD FORM) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Conchology (Aplus assimilis) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Conchology (Aplus assimilis) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Conchology (Aplus assimilis) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Conchology (Aplus scacchianus DARK FORM) 
To Conchology (Aplus scacchianus DARK FORM) 
To Conchology (Aplus scacchianus DARK FORM) 
To Conchology (Aplus scacchianus) 
To Conchology (Aplus scacchianus) 
To Conchology (Aplus scacchianus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pollia assimilis) (from synonym Pollia assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pollia scacchiana) (from synonym Pollia scacchiana (R. A. Philippi, 1844))
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Pollia scacchiana (R. A. Philippi, 1844))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Pollia assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Malacopics (Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846) Channel of Tunis, collected 1994-04-00, ex coll. J. T... (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Malacopics (Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote) (from synonym Aplus assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To Malacopics (Aplus scacchianus (R. A. Philippi, 1844) Greece, Dodekanisos, Karpathos) 
To Malacopics (Aplus scacchianus (R. A. Philippi, 1844) Greece, Thessalia, Magnisia, Alonnisos, Ko... 
To NHMUK collection (Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506095) (from synonym Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Pollia assimilis (Reeve, 1846))
To PESI (from synonym Purpura picta Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Pollia scacchiana (R. A. Philippi, 1844))
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum scacchianum R. A. Philippi, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846)
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