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Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)

Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)Specimen from El Alqui, Almer, Spain (actual size 65 mm).
Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Specimen from El Alqui, Almer, Spain (actual size 65 mm).

591481  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:591481)

accepted
Species
Buccinum undulatum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cassidea sulcosa Bruguière, 1792 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cassis (Semicassis) undulata (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cassis (Semicassis) undulata var. minima Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cassis undulata var. levilabiata De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Semicassis undulata bivaricosa Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Semicassis undulata elegantissima Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Semicassis undulata maderensis Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Semicassis undulata saburoidea Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Semicassis undulata tenuis Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)

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  1. Subspecies Semicassis undulata bivaricosa Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  2. Subspecies Semicassis undulata elegantissima Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  3. Subspecies Semicassis undulata maderensis Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  4. Subspecies Semicassis undulata saburoidea Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  5. Subspecies Semicassis undulata tenuis Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
marine
(of Buccinum undulatum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3475 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591481 on 2026-06-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=591481 on 2026-06-03
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2011-12-23 13:35:38Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2017-01-23 17:53:26Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Buccinum undulatum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3475 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cassidea sulcosa Bruguière, 1792) Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. <em>Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke.</em> volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006 [details] 

original description (of Cassis calamistrata Locard, 1891) Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 89 [details] 

original description (of Cassis gmelini Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 148, 556-557 [details] 

original description (of Semicassis undulata maderensis Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Semicassis undulata tenuis Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Semicassis undulata elegantissima Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Semicassis undulata saburoidea Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Semicassis undulata bivaricosa Settepassi, 1970) Settepassi F. (1970). Atlante malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo Vol. 1. [Malacologial atlas of living marine molluscs in Mediterranean Sea, Vol. 1.].Museo di Zoologia del Communedi.Roma. [details] 

original description (of Cassis undulata var. levilabiata De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 113 [details] 

original description (of Cassis (Semicassis) undulata var. minima Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 297, fig. 7 [details] 

original description (of Cassis undulata var. syriaca Pallary, 1938) Pallary, P. (1938). Les Mollusques marins de la Syrie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 5-58, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55670854/f8.image
page(s): 30; pl. 1 fig. 15 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

status source Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79., available online at https://bap.priweb2.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5607.pdf
page(s): 248-249; note: difference with S. granulata discussed [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Phalium undulatum (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Cassidea sulcosa Bruguière, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Phalium undulatum (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Buccinum undulatum Gmelin, 1791)
To Conchology (Semicassis undulata FREAK) 
To Conchology (Semicassis undulata GIANT) 
To Conchology (Semicassis undulata LARGE) 
To Conchology (Semicassis undulata) 
To Malacopics (Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) Cyprus, Famagusta, Famagusta Bay, Silver Beach) 
To Malacopics (Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) Portugal, Açores, Sao Jorge, Velas, among rocks,... 
To Malacopics (Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) Spain, Malaga) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Phalium undulatum (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Cassidea sulcosa Bruguière, 1792)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis calamistrata Locard, 1891)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis gmelini Locard, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Semicassis undulata maderensis Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Semicassis undulata tenuis Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Semicassis undulata elegantissima Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Semicassis undulata saburoidea Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Semicassis undulata bivaricosa Settepassi, 1970)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis undulata var. ebla De Gregorio, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis undulata var. ghirma De Gregorio, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis undulata var. levilabiata De Gregorio, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis (Semicassis) undulata var. minima Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Cassis undulata var. syriaca Pallary, 1938)
To PESI (from synonym Semicassis granulata undulata (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum undulatum Gmelin, 1791)
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