Acus

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Acus
Acus maculatus.jpg
live Oxymeris maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Acus

Gray, 1847[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Oxymeris Dall, 1903
  • Nototerebra Cotton, 1947
For Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), see Administrative Conference of the United States.

Acus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[3]

The genus name Acus belongs to the Pisces. Therefore Acus Gray, 1847 is no longer accepted, since it is a junior homonym of Acus Lacépède, 1803. Its accepted name is now Oxymeris Dall, 1903.

Description[]

Whorls simple, aperture elongate, columella simple and thickened, subsutural band present, often ornamented.[2]

Species[]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Acus albidus (Gray, 1834):[4] synonym of Oxymeris albida (Gray, 1834)
  • Acus antarcticus E.A. Smith, 1873 : synonym of Euterebra tristis (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Acus areolatus (Link, 1807):[5] synonym of Oxymeris areolata (Link, 1807)
  • Acus assimilis Angas, 1867  : synonym of Euterebra tristis (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Acus bicolor Angas, 1867  : synonym of Euterebra tristis (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Acus caledonicus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1909):[6] synonym of Oxymeris caledonica (G.B. Sowerby III, 1909)
  • Acus chloratus (Lamarck, 1822):[7] synonym of Oxymeris chlorata (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Acus concavus (Say, 1826):[8] synonym of Terebra concava (Say, 1826)
  • Acus crenulatus (Linnaeus, 1758):[9] synonym of Oxymeris crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acus dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859):[10] synonym of Oxymeris dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Acus dimidiata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853  : synonym of Acus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758):[11] synonym of Oxymeris dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acus dislocatus (Say, 1822)  : synonym of Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822)
  • Acus eburnea (Hinds, 1844)  : synonym of Perirhoe eburnea (Hinds, 1844)
  • Acus fatua (Hinds, 1844):[12] synonym of Oxymeris fatua (Hinds, 1844)
  • Acus felinus (Dillwyn, 1817) : synonym of Oxymeris felina (Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Acus lineopunctatus Bozzetti, 2008:[13] synonym of Hastula lineopunctata (Bozzetti, 2008)
  • Acus maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758):[14] synonym of Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acus rushii Dall, 1889  : synonym of Terebra rushii (Dall, 1889)
  • Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822):[15] synonym of Oxymeris senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Acus strigatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825):[16] synonym of Oxymeris strigata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Acus suffusus (Pease, 1889):[17] synonym of Oxymeris suffusa (Pease, 1889)
  • Acus thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1921):[18] synonym of Oxymeris costellifera (Pease, 1869)
  • Acus trochlea (Deshayes, 1857):[19] synonym of Oxymeris trochlea (Deshayes, 1857)
  • Acus troendlei (Bratcher, 1981):[20] synonym of Oxymeris troendlei (Bratcher, 1981)

References[]

  1. ^ Gray (1847). Proc. zool. Soc. London 15: 139.
  2. ^ a b Terryn, Y. (2007): A Collectors Guide to Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). 57 pp., 65 color plts. ConchBooks & NaturalArt, Hackenheim & Gent, ISBN 978-3-939767-01-5.
  3. ^ a b Acus Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2010.
  4. ^ Acus albidus (Gray, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  5. ^ Acus areolatus (Link, 1807). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. ^ Acus caledonicus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  7. ^ Acus chloratus (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  8. ^ Acus concavus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  9. ^ Acus crenulatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  10. ^ Acus dillwynii (Deshayes, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  11. ^ Acus dimidiatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  12. ^ Acus fatua (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  13. ^ Acus lineopunctatus Bozzetti, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  14. ^ Acus maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  15. ^ Acus senegalensis (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  16. ^ Acus strigatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  17. ^ Acus suffusus (Pease, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  18. ^ Acus thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1921). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  19. ^ Acus trochlea (Deshayes, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  20. ^ Acus troendlei (Bratcher, 1981). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.

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