WoRMS taxon details
Siphonodentalium M. Sars, 1859
138027 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138027)
accepted
Genus
Dentalium vitreum M. Sars, 1851 accepted as Siphonodentalium lobatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) (type by monotypy)
Siphodentalium Monterosato, 1874 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation)
Siphonodentalium (Siphonodentalium) M. Sars, 1859 · alternative representation
- Species Siphonodentalium australasiae Boissevain, 1906
- Species Siphonodentalium booceras (Tomlin, 1926)
- Species Siphonodentalium colubridens (R. B. Watson, 1879)
- Species Siphonodentalium coronatum V. Scarabino & F. Scarabino, 2011
- Species Siphonodentalium dalli (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)
- Species Siphonodentalium delicatulum (Suter, 1913)
- Species Siphonodentalium hexaschistum (Boissevain, 1906)
- Species Siphonodentalium isaotakii Habe, 1953
- Species Siphonodentalium jaeckeli Scarabino, 1995
- Species Siphonodentalium japonicum Habe, 1960
- Species Siphonodentalium laubieri Bouchet & Warén, 1979
- Species Siphonodentalium lobatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)
- Species Siphonodentalium longilobatum (Boissevain, 1906)
- Species Siphonodentalium magnum (Boissevain, 1906)
- Species Siphonodentalium minutum Z.-Y. Qi, X.-T. Ma & J.-L. Zhang, 1998
- Species Siphonodentalium okudai Habe, 1953
- Species Siphonodentalium promontorii (Barnard, 1963)
- Species Siphonodentalium summa (Okutani, 1964)
- Subgenus Siphonodentalium (Pulsellum) Stoliczka, 1868 accepted as Pulsellum Stoliczka, 1868 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Siphonodentalium (Pulsellum) bushae J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Pulsellum bushae (J. B. Henderson, 1920) (basionym)
- Species Siphonodentalium (Pulsellum) bushi J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Siphonodentalium (Pulsellum) bushae J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Pulsellum bushae (J. B. Henderson, 1920) (incorrect genitive (named after Katherine Bush, a woman))
- Species Siphonodentalium (Pulsellum) falklandicum Dell, 1964 accepted as Pulsellum falklandicum (Dell, 1964)
- Species Siphonodentalium (Pulsellum) occidentale J. B. Henderson, 1920 represented as Pulsellum occidentale (J. B. Henderson, 1920)
- Species Siphonodentalium affine M. Sars, 1865 accepted as Pulsellum affine (M. Sars, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium bushae (J. B. Henderson, 1920) accepted as Pulsellum bushae (J. B. Henderson, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium dichelum R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Dischides dichelus (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium eboracense R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Pulsellum eboracense (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium galatheae Knudsen, 1964 accepted as Striopulsellum galatheae (Knudsen, 1964) (original combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium kikuchii Kuroda & Habe, 1952 accepted as Compressidens kikuchii (Kuroda & Habe, 1952) (original combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium lofotense M. Sars, 1865 accepted as Pulsellum lofotense (M. Sars, 1865) (original combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium minimum Plate, 1909 accepted as Striopulsellum minimum (Plate, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium occidentale J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Pulsellum occidentale (J. B. Henderson, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium olivi (Scacchi, 1835) accepted as Polyschides olivi (Scacchi, 1835)
- Species Siphonodentalium pentagonum M. Sars, 1865 accepted as Entalina tetragona (Brocchi, 1814) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siphonodentalium platamodes R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Entalina platamodes (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium prionotum R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Dischides prionotus (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium quadridentatum Dall, 1881 accepted as Polyschides quadridentatus (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium quadrifissatum (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898) accepted as Polyschides quadrifissatus (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)
- Species Siphonodentalium striatinum J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Striopulsellum striatinum (J. B. Henderson, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium subfusiforme M. Sars, 1865 accepted as Cadulus subfusiformis (M. Sars, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium teres Jeffreys, 1883 accepted as Pulsellum teres (Jeffreys, 1883)
- Species Siphonodentalium tetraschistum R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Polyschides tetraschistus (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Siphonodentalium verrilli J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Pulsellum verrilli (J. B. Henderson, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Siphonodentalium (Siphonodentalium) M. Sars, 1859 represented as Siphonodentalium M. Sars, 1859
- Species Siphonodentalium (Siphonodentalium) lobatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 represented as Siphonodentalium lobatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860)
- Species Siphonodentalium (Siphonodentalium) striatinum J. B. Henderson, 1920 represented as Siphonodentalium striatinum J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Striopulsellum striatinum (J. B. Henderson, 1920)
- Species Siphonodentalium (Siphonodentalium) tytthum R. B. Watson, 1879 represented as Siphonodentalium tytthum R. B. Watson, 1879
- Species Siphonodentalium (Siphonodentalium) verrilli J. B. Henderson, 1920 represented as Siphonodentalium verrilli J. B. Henderson, 1920 accepted as Pulsellum verrilli (J. B. Henderson, 1920)
- Species Siphonodentalium tytthum R. B. Watson, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til en skildring af den arktiske molluskfauna ved Norges nordlige kyst. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1858: 34-87., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=mCkrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60182000
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page(s): 52 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siphonodentalium M. Sars, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138027 on 2025-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til en skildring af den arktiske molluskfauna ved Norges nordlige kyst. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1858: 34-87., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=mCkrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60182000
page(s): 52 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 52 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Sars, M. (1861). Om <i>Siphonodentalium vitreum</i>, en ny Slaegt og Art af Dentalidernes Familie. 23 pp. + 3 pl. Christiania, Brøgger & Christie. , available online at https://archive.org/stream/omsiphonodental00sarsgoog [details]
status source Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2001). Catalogue of supraspecific taxa of Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema. 23(3): 433-460., available online at http://web.archive.org/web/20070811162831/http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/zoosyst/z01n3a4.pdf [details]
status source Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2001). Catalogue of supraspecific taxa of Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema. 23(3): 433-460., available online at http://web.archive.org/web/20070811162831/http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/zoosyst/z01n3a4.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification Placed in separate family Siphonodentaliidae by Vaught (1989). [details]Habitat Shelf to abyssal [details]
