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Lacuna W. Turton, 1827

Lacuna parva
Lacuna parva

138099  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138099)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Littorinoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Littorinidae (Family)
  9. Lacuninae (Subfamily)
  10. Lacuna (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Helix lacuna Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) (type by absolute tautonymy)
Boetica Dall, 1918 · unaccepted
Epheria Leach, 1847 · unaccepted
Haloconcha Dall, 1886 · unaccepted
Lacuna (Haloconcha) Dall, 1886 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Lacuna (Lacunella) Dall, 1884 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Lacunella Deshayes, 1861
Lacunaria Dall, 1885 · unaccepted (non Conrad, 1866)
Medoria Leach, 1847 · unaccepted
Natica (Haloconcha) Dall, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tamanella [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Lacuna carinifera A. Adams, 1853
  2. Species Lacuna cleicecabrale J. Barros, 1994
  3. Species Lacuna crassior (Montagu, 1803)
  4. Species Lacuna decorata A. Adams, 1861
  5. Species Lacuna latifasciata A. Adams, 1863
  6. Species Lacuna lepidula A. Adams, 1863
  7. Species Lacuna lukinii (A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1978)
  8. Species Lacuna marmorata Dall, 1919
  9. Species Lacuna minor (Dall, 1919)
  10. Species Lacuna orientalis (A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1985)
  11. Species Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778)
  12. Species Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778)
  13. Species Lacuna porrecta P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  14. Species Lacuna pumilio E. A. Smith, 1890
  15. Species Lacuna reflexa Dall, 1884
  16. Species Lacuna smithii Pilsbry, 1895
  17. Species Lacuna succinea S. S. Berry, 1953
  18. Species Lacuna turneri (Dall, 1886)
  19. Species Lacuna turrita A. Adams, 1861
  20. Species Lacuna uchidai (Habe, 1953)
  21. Species Lacuna unifasciata P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  22. Species Lacuna vaginata (Dall, 1918)
  23. Species Lacuna variegata P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  24. Species Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803)
  25. Subgenus Lacuna (Epheria) Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    1. Species Lacuna (Epheria) canalis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Lacuna (Epheria) decorata A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Lacuna decorata A. Adams, 1861 (basionym)
    3. Species Lacuna (Epheria) divaricata (O. Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Lacuna (Epheria) fasciata (J. Adams, 1800) accepted as Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778)
    5. Species Lacuna (Epheria) inflata (A. Adams, 1861) accepted as Lacuna decorata A. Adams, 1861
    6. Species Lacuna (Epheria) lepidula A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Lacuna lepidula A. Adams, 1863 (basionym)
    7. Species Lacuna (Epheria) porrecta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lacuna porrecta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Lacuna (Epheria) vincta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Lacuna (Epheria) cancavennensis Martel, 1914 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  26. Subgenus Lacuna (Haloconcha) Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827 (a junior synonym)
  27. Subgenus Lacuna (Hela) Jeffreys, 1870 accepted as Benthonella Dall, 1889 (invalid: homonym)
    1. Species Lacuna (Hela) margaritifera R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Benthonella margaritifera (R. B. Watson, 1886) (superseded combination)
  28. Subgenus Lacuna (Lacunella) Dall, 1884 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827 (invalid: junior homonym of Lacunella Deshayes, 1861)
    1. Species Lacuna (Lacunella) reflexa Dall, 1884 accepted as Lacuna reflexa Dall, 1884 (original combination)
    2. Species Lacuna (Lacunella) refleza Dall, 1884 accepted as Lacuna reflexa Dall, 1884 (original misspelling)
  29. Subgenus Lacuna (Medoria) Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    1. Species Lacuna (Medoria) turrita (A. Adams, 1861) accepted as Lacuna turrita A. Adams, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Lacuna (Medoria) succinea Mörch, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
  30. Species Lacuna abyssicola Melvill & Standen, 1912 accepted as Moelleriopsis poppei Engl, 2012 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Moelleriopsis abyssicola Bush, 1897; Moelleriopsis poppei is a replacement name)
  31. Species Lacuna abyssorum Locard, 1896 accepted as Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869) (synonym)
  32. Species Lacuna albella Lovén, 1846 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  33. Species Lacuna antarctica E. von Martens, 1885 accepted as Laevilacunaria antarctica (E. von Martens, 1885) (original combination)
  34. Species Lacuna arctica R. A. Philippi, 1853 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  35. Species Lacuna azonata Locard, 1886 accepted as Megalomphalus azoneus (Brusina, 1865) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Stomatia azonea Brusina, 1865)
  36. Species Lacuna borealis R. A. Philippi, 1853 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Species Lacuna bourguignati Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Lacuna canalis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Lacuna carinata A. Gould, 1848 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (junior subjective synonym)
  40. Species Lacuna cossmanni Locard, 1897 accepted as Benthobia tryonii Dall, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  41. Species Lacuna divaricata (O. Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Species Lacuna frigida Lovén, 1846 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  43. Species Lacuna glacialis Møller, 1842 accepted as Lacuna crassior (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  44. Species Lacuna gracilior Metcalfe, 1844 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  45. Species Lacuna heberti Vélain, 1877 accepted as Rissoella heberti (Vélain, 1877) (original combination)
  46. Species Lacuna indica E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Macromphalus indicus (E. A. Smith, 1894) (original combination)
  47. Species Lacuna inflata A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Lacuna decorata A. Adams, 1861
  48. Species Lacuna intermedia Locard, 1886 accepted as Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
  49. Species Lacuna labiosa Lovén, 1846 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  50. Species Lacuna macmurdensis Hedley, 1911 accepted as Trilirata macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911) (original combination)
  51. Species Lacuna margaritifera R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Benthonella margaritifera (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Lacuna mediterranea Monterosato, 1869 accepted as Ersilia mediterranea (Monterosato, 1869) (original combination)
  53. Species Lacuna neritoidea A. Gould, 1840 accepted as Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778) (junior subjective synonym)
  54. Species Lacuna notorcadensis Melvill & Standen, 1907 accepted as Laevilitorina wandelensis (E. Lamy, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  55. Species Lacuna oxytropis Pilsbry, 1895 accepted as Lacuna carinifera A. Adams, 1853
  56. Species Lacuna parvula Vélain, 1877 accepted as Scrobs parvula (Vélain, 1877) accepted as Anabathron (Scrobs) parvulum (Vélain, 1877) represented as Anabathron parvulum (Vélain, 1877) (original combination)
  57. Species Lacuna patula Thorpe, 1844 accepted as Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
  58. Species Lacuna pertusa Conrad, 1831 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  59. Species Lacuna puteolina Locard, 1886 accepted as Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
  60. Species Lacuna puteolus (W. Turton, 1819) accepted as Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
  61. Species Lacuna quadrifasciata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  62. Species Lacuna setonaikaiensis (Habe, 1958) accepted as Lacuna carinifera A. Adams, 1853
  63. Species Lacuna solidula Lovén, 1846 accepted as Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Lacuna tenella Jeffreys, 1869 accepted as Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)
  65. Species Lacuna unicarinata E. A. Smith, 1875 accepted as Lacuna carinifera A. Adams, 1853 (junior synonym)
  66. Species Lacuna vestita Dunker & Metzger, 1875 accepted as Lacuna crassior (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  67. Species Lacuna wandelensis E. Lamy, 1906 accepted as Laevilitorina wandelensis (E. Lamy, 1906) (original combination)
  68. Species Lacuna compacta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Lacuna globosa E. A. Smith, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  70. Species Lacuna stenotomorpha Pilsbry, 1895 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  71. Species Lacuna tenuistriata Melvill, 1899 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Turton W. (1827). On the genus Lacuna. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 190-192.
page(s): 190 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lacuna W. Turton, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138099 on 2025-04-10
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
2008-09-17 06:18:55Z
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Decock, Wim
2010-01-06 15:32:47Z
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Reid, David G.
2010-01-18 10:20:27Z
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Reid, David G.
2010-08-31 03:55:10Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2011-08-29 10:44:02Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2022-09-04 05:23:40Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description Turton W. (1827). On the genus Lacuna. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 190-192.
page(s): 190 [details] 

original description (of Aquilonaria Dall, 1886) Dall, W. H. (1886). Report on the mollusks collected by L.M. Turner at Ungava Bay, North Labrador, and from the adjacent Arctic seas. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 9: 202-208., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7601038
page(s): 204 [details] 

original description (of Epheria Leach, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271 [details] 

original description (of Lacunitunica A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1978) Golikov, A. N.; Gulbin, V. V. (1978). Prosobranch gastropod molluscs (Gastropoda, Prosobranchiata) of the shelf of the Kurile Islands. I. Orders Docoglossa — Entomostoma [Брюхоногие переднежаберные моллюски (Gastropoda, Prosobranchiata) шельфа Курильских островов. I. Отряды Docoglossa — Entomostoma]. <em>Animal and plant kingdoms of shelf zones of the Kurile Islands [Животный и растительный мир шельфовых зон Курильских островов].</em> Moscow, Nauka: 159-223.
page(s): 186 [details] 

original description (of Boetica Dall, 1918) Dall, W. H. (1918). Changes in and additions to molluscan nomenclature. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 31: 137-138., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332189
page(s): 137 [details] 

original description (of Lacuna (Lacunella) Dall, 1884) Dall, W. H. (1884). Contributions to the history of Commander Islands. No. 3. Report on the Mollusca of the Commander Islands, Bering Sea, collected by Leonhard Stejneger in 1882 and 1883. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 7 (442): 340-349., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306134
page(s): 344 [details] 

original description (of Medoria Leach, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271 [details] 

original description (of Temanella Rovereto, 1899) Rovereto G. (1899). Prime ricerche sinonimiche sui generi dei Gasteropodi. <i>Atti della Società Ligustica di Scienze Naturale e Geografiche, Genova 10</i>: 101-110
page(s): 109 [details] 

original description (of Lacuna (Haloconcha) Dall, 1886) Dall W.H. (1886). Report on Bering Island Mollusca collected by mr. Nicholas Grebnitzki. <em>Proceedings of the US National Museum.</em> 9: 209-219, 292-309.
page(s): 212 [details] 

basis of record Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] 

 
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English lacuna snailschink snails  [details]
French lacunes  [details]
German Grübchenschnecken  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål taresnegler  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk taresniglar  [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lacuna) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lacunaria) (from synonym Lacunaria Dall, 1885)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (01880267) (from synonym Lacunaria Dall, 1885)
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits) 
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Lacuna parva
Lacuna parva
Image from typetaxon
Unreviewed
Eben (1884, plaat 3)
Eben (1884, plaat 3)
Image from typetaxon
Lacuna parva
Lacuna parva
Image from typetaxon
To NMNH Extant Collection (01880267)
To NMNH Extant Collection (01880267)
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