WoRMS taxon details
Capulus Montfort, 1810
137729 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137729)
accepted
Genus
Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 · unaccepted (Unnecessary substitute name for...)
Unnecessary substitute name for Capulus and Pileopsis
Brocchia Bronn, 1828 · unaccepted
Capulonix Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted
Capulus (Capulus) Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted
Capulus (Krebsia) Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted
Pilaeopsis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of Pileopsis by...)
misspelling of Pileopsis by Hutton, 1873
Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pileopsis (Brocchia) Bronn, 1828 · unaccepted
- Species Capulus californicus Dall, 1900
- Species Capulus compressus E. A. Smith, 1891
- Species Capulus danieli (Crosse, 1858)
- Species Capulus delicatus Lussi, 2022
- Species Capulus devexus (May, 1915)
- Species Capulus dilatatus A. Adams, 1860
- Species Capulus elegans Tapparone Canefri, 1877
- Species Capulus gelatous S.-I Huang, 2022
- Species Capulus huangi S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2012
- Species Capulus irregularis E. A. Smith, 1895
- Species Capulus jasminus S.-I Huang, 2022
- Species Capulus kawamurai T. Habe, 1992
- Species Capulus ngai Thach, 2016
- Species Capulus novaezelandiae Dell, 1978
- Species Capulus otohimeae (T. Habe, 1946)
- Species Capulus sericeus J. Q. Burch & R. L. Burch, 1961
- Species Capulus simplex Locard, 1898
- Species Capulus spondylicola T. Habe, 1967
- Species Capulus ungaricoides (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Species Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Capulus (Capulacmaea) M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Piliscus Lovén, 1859
- Subgenus Capulus (Capulus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Subgenus Capulus (Cyclothyca) Stearns, 1890 accepted as Cyclothyca Stearns, 1890 (original rank)
- Species Capulus (Cyclothyca) corrugatus Stearns, 1890 accepted as Cyclothyca corrugata (Stearns, 1890) (basionym)
- Subgenus Capulus (Hyalorisia) Dall, 1889 accepted as Hyalorisia Dall, 1889 (original rank)
- Species Capulus (Hyalorisia) galea Dall, 1889 accepted as Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus (Hyalorisia) tosaensis Otsuka, 1939 accepted as Hyalorisia tosaensis (Otsuka, 1939)
- Subgenus Capulus (Krebsia) Mörch, 1877 accepted as Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Species Capulus (Krebsia) incurvatus Weisbord, 1962 accepted as Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) (unjustified emendation)
- Subgenus Capulus (Thyca) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Thyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Species Capulus badius Dunker, 1882 accepted as Trichamathina badia (Dunker, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus banksi Cotton, 1939 accepted as Malluvium devotum (Hedley, 1904) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Capulus bicarinatus (Pease, 1861) accepted as Trichamathina bicarinata (Pease, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus buccinulum A. N. Golikov, 1967 accepted as Trichamathina buccinula (A. N. Golikov, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus calcareus Suter, 1909 accepted as Malluvium calcareum (Suter, 1909) (superseded combination)
- Species Capulus camaranensis Sturany, 1903 accepted as Malluvium lissum (E. A. Smith, 1894)
- Species Capulus chilensis Dall, 1908 accepted as Capulus ungaricoides (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Species Capulus depressus A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
- Species Capulus devotus Hedley, 1904 accepted as Malluvium devotum (Hedley, 1904) (superseded combination)
- Species Capulus fragilis E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Hyalorisia fragilis (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Capulus galea Dall, 1889 accepted as Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus galeus Dall, 1889 accepted as Capulus galea Dall, 1889 accepted as Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865 accepted as Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758))
- Species Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Capulus japonicus A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Trichamathina japonica (A. Adams, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus liberatus Pease, 1868 accepted as Krebsia liberata (Pease, 1868) accepted as Hipponix liberatus (Pease, 1868) (superseded combination)
- Species Capulus lissus E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Malluvium lissum (E. A. Smith, 1894) (original combination)
- Species Capulus militaris (Linnaeus, 1771) accepted as Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Capulus nobilis (A. Adams, 1867) accepted as Trichamathina nobilis (A. Adams, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Capulus nutatus Hedley, 1908 accepted as Williamia radiata (Pease, 1861) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Capulus pulcherrimus Jousseaume, 1894 accepted as Trichamathina badia (Dunker, 1882) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Capulus radiatus M. Sars, 1851 accepted as Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851) (a junior synonym)
- Species Capulus sagittifer A. Gould, 1852 accepted as Zacalantica sagittifer (A. Gould, 1852) (original combination)
- Species Capulus shreevei Conrad, 1869 accepted as Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Capulus subcompressus Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Cryocapulus subcompressus (Pelseneer, 1903) (original combination)
- Species Capulus sycophanta Garrard, 1961 accepted as Capulus danieli (Crosse, 1858) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Capulus tosaensis Otsuka, 1939 accepted as Hyalorisia tosaensis (Otsuka, 1939) (original combination)
- Species Capulus violaceus Angas, 1867 accepted as Trichamathina violacea (Angas, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
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
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Capulus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137729 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 2: 54 [details]
original description (of Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853 [details]
original description (of Capulonix Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 9(3): 261-297, pls 30-31 [29 June 1929]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52430219 [details]
original description (of Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823) Fischer [von Waldheim], G. (1823). Adversaria Zoologica. Fasciculus III. <em>Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 6: 215-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54196823
page(s): 234 [details]
page(s): 2: 54 [details]
original description (of Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853 [details]
original description (of Capulonix Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 9(3): 261-297, pls 30-31 [29 June 1929]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52430219 [details]
original description (of Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823) Fischer [von Waldheim], G. (1823). Adversaria Zoologica. Fasciculus III. <em>Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 6: 215-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54196823
page(s): 234 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors 
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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]
[request]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
