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Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Bay of Maga, Spain (actual size 23 mm).
Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Bay of Maga, Spain (actual size 23 mm).

138984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138984)

accepted
Species
Amalthea maxima Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation (of Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus,...)  
of Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Patella militaris Linnaeus, 1771 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Protomedea ornata O. G. Costa, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 782 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

(of Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys J.G. (1865). <i>British conchology, or an account of the Mollusca which now inhabit the British Isles and the surrounding seas</i>, vol. 3. Marine shells, comprising the remaining Conchifera, the Solenoconchia, and Gastropoda as far as Littorina. Van Voorst, London. 394 pp., pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16353591
page(s): 269 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138984 on 2026-07-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138984 on 2026-07-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2006-03-17 07:58:39Z
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Wambiji, Nina
2008-07-06 14:51:01Z
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Gofas, Serge

original description (of Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 782 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Amalthea maxima Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details] 

original description (of Patella militaris Linnaeus, 1771) Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae. Vol. Mantissa [2] altera: Regni Animalis Appendix: 521-552. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945322
page(s): 552 [details] 

original description (of Protomedea ornata O. G. Costa, 1861) Costa, O. G. (1861). Microdoride mediterranea; o, Descrizione de poco ben conosciuti od affatto ignoti viventi minuti e micoscropici del Meditterraneo, pel professore O. G. Costa. Tomo primo. Con tredici tavole. i-xviii, 1-80. Stamperia dell'Iride, Napoli., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47094 [details] 

original description (of Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys J.G. (1865). <i>British conchology, or an account of the Mollusca which now inhabit the British Isles and the surrounding seas</i>, vol. 3. Marine shells, comprising the remaining Conchifera, the Solenoconchia, and Gastropoda as far as Littorina. Van Voorst, London. 394 pp., pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16353591
page(s): 269 [details] 

original description (of Capulus hungaricus thorsoni F. Nordsieck, 1969) Nordsieck, F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln (Bivalvia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart, xiii + 256 pp.
page(s): 255 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.14 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [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] 

additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Sharman, M. (1956). Note on <i>Capulus ungaricus</i> (L.). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 35(2), 445-450., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/note-on-capulus-ungaricus-l/646A883951E9C32677A37331E177769C [details] 
 
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Dutch zotskapHongaarse muts  [details]
English fools capsnailbonnet shell  [details]
German Ungarnkappe  [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865)
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (207 publications) (from synonym Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) 
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capulus ungaricus) 
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 7 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Malacopics (Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, Sète, by ... 
To Malacopics (Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) Mediterranean, ex coll. J. Trausel) 
To Malacopics (Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk) 
To Malacopics (Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) North Sea, Southern Bight, by fishing, collected... 
To PESI (from synonym Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Amalthea maxima Schumacher, 1817)
To PESI (from synonym Patella militaris Linnaeus, 1771)
To PESI (from synonym Protomedea ornata O. G. Costa, 1861)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Capulus hungaricus Jeffreys, 1865)
To PESI (from synonym Capulus hungaricus thorsoni F. Nordsieck, 1969)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
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