North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Monia J. E. Gray, 1850

AphiaID

153020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153020)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Anomiidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Placunanomia (Monia) J. E. Gray, 1850

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Species Monia alberti Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Isomonia alberti (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
Species Monia cladocorae Parenzan, 1974 accepted as Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Monia glauca Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Monia squama (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Monia patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761) accepted as Pododesmus patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Species Monia squama (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of ) Gray, J. E. (1850). On the species of Anomiadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1849) 17: 113-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572546
page(s): 121 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Monia J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=153020 on 2026-06-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Monia J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=153020 on 2026-06-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-14 07:47:17Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2012-07-14 18:15:09Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2016-02-19 19:07:53Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2017-02-06 20:23:12Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2023-10-04 16:39:55Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

2025-07-17 06:55:25Z

changed

Dekker, Henk

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original description (of ) Gray, J. E. (1850). On the species of Anomiadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1849) 17: 113-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572546
page(s): 121 [details]

additional source Holmes A.M. (2017). Phylogenetics of British saddle oysters (Bivalvia: Anomiidae) - A review of the shell morphology, internal anatomy and genetics of Pododesmus in British waters. Journal of Conchology. 42(5): 317-325. [details]

subsequent type designation Kobelt, W. (1876-1881). Illustrirtes Conchylienbuch. Bd 1. Lieferung 1: 1-40, pl. 1-10 (November 1876); Lieferung 2: 41-64, pl. 11-20 (November/December 1877); Lieferung 3: 65-88, pl. 21-30 (February/March 1878); Lieferung 4: 89-104, pl. 31-40 (May 1878); Lieferung 5: i-xvi, 105-144, pl. 41-50 (May 1878). Bd 2. Lieferung 6: 145-176, pl. 51-60 (June/July 1879); Lieferung 7/8: 177-264, pl. 61-80 (1879); Lieferung 9: 265-312, pl. 81-90 (September/October 1880); Lieferung 10: 313-344, pl. 91-100 (April 1881); Lieferung 11: 345-392, pl. 101-112 (October 1881). Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11092#/summary
page(s): 2 (11): 376 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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