Atys Montfort 1810
Authors/Creators
- 1. Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolution Research Group, Natural History Collections, University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, PB 7800, 5020 - Bergen Norway
- 2. Affiliated to: Marine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923
Description
Genus Atys Montfort, 1810
Type species: Atys naucum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type locality. Ambon region, Indonesia (based on Rumphius 1705).
The genus Atys was first introduced by Montfort (1810) with type species Atys cymbulus Montfort, 1810. This species was considered a synonym of Bulla naucum Linnaeus, 1758 by Pilsbry (1895), and apparently even before by Sowerby (1870). Montfort (1810) referred the species to the African coast, although he did not specify the exact locality; though, the author was likely referring to the east coast of Africa, because A. naucum is only known in the Indo-West Pacific.
Species have been ascribed to this genus mostly based on shell morphology. The genus is characterized by umbilicate oval-elongate or inflated shells, with spiral grooves. The gizzard plates are covered with tiny rods and the radula has a median tooth (Bergh 1901; Lin 1997; Carlson & Hoff 1999). Species of the genus Atys are commonly found on shallow sandy bottoms in tropical and temperate regions and about 50 species have been reported in the Indo-West Pacific (OBIS 2012a) (see Tab. 2 for diagnostic characters of species described here).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Montfort
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Order
- Cephalaspidea
- Family
- Haminoeidae
- Genus
- Atys
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Atys Montfort, 1810 sec. Too, Carlson, Hoff & Malaquias, 2014
References
- Montfort, D. de (1810) Conchyliologie systematique, et classification methodique des coquilles. Coquilles Univalves, non cloisonnees. Vol. 2. F. Schoell, Paris, 676 pp.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 823 pp.
- Rumphius, G. E. (1705) D'Amboinische rariteitkamer. Amsterdam, 200 pp.
- Pilsbry, H. A. (1895) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic. Vol. 15. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 436 pp.
- Sowerby, G. B. (1870) Monograph of the genus Atys. In: Reeve, L. A. (Ed.), Conchologica Iconica, or Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals 1843 - 1878. Vol. 17. L. Reeve & Co, London. [pages not numbered]
- Bergh, R. (1901) Tectibranchia. Lophocercidae. Ascoglossa. In: Semper, C. (Ed.), Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. C. Semper. Vol. 7. C. W. Kreidel, Wiesbaden, pp. 159 - 382.
- Lin, G. Y. (1997) Fauna Sinica: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Sub-Class Opisthobranchia, Order Cephalaspidea. Science Presss, Beijing, 246 pp.
- Carlson, C. & Hoff, P. J. (1999) Atys naucum gizzard plates. Accessed through: The Sea Slug Forum. Available from: http: // www. seaslugforum. net / find / 1704 (accessed 10 July 2010)
- OBIS (2012 a) Atys species. Accessed through: OBIS Indo Pacific Molluscan Database. Available from: http: // clade. ansp. org / obis / search. php / 67954 (accessed 5 July 2012)