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Sipunculus Linnaeus, 1766

1211452  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1211452)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Sipuncula (Phylum)
  4. Sipunculidea (Class)
  5. Sipunculoidea (Order)
  6. Sipunculidae (Family)
  7. Sipunculus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Phallosoma Levinsen, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphoncolus Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Siphonculus Vérany, 1846 · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Siphunculus Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Sipinculus · unaccepted
Siponculus Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Sipunculis Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Syphunculus Scopoli, 1777 · unaccepted (spelling variation)
Syrinx Bohadsch, 1761 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Sipunculus angasoides Chen, 1963
  2. Species Sipunculus cumanensis (Keferstein, 1867)
  3. Species Sipunculus indicus Peters, 1850
  4. Species Sipunculus lomonossovi Murina, 1968
  5. Species Sipunculus longipapillosus Murina, 1968
  6. Species Sipunculus marcusi Ditadi, 1976
  7. Species Sipunculus mundanus Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
  8. Species Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
  9. Species Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  10. Species Sipunculus phalloides (Pallas, 1774)
  11. Species Sipunculus polymyotus W.K. Fisher, 1947
  12. Species Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865
  13. Species Sipunculus aeneus Baird, 1868 accepted as Siphonosoma australe (Keferstein, 1865)
  14. Species Sipunculus aenus Baird, 1868 accepted as Siphonosoma australe (Keferstein, 1865)
  15. Species Sipunculus aequabilis Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
  16. Species Sipunculus amamiense (Ikeda, 1904) accepted as Siphonosoma funafuti (Shipley, 1898)
  17. Species Sipunculus amamiensis Ikeda, 1904 accepted as Siphonosoma funafuti (Shipley, 1898)
  18. Species Sipunculus americanua Gerould, 1913 accepted as Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
  19. Species Sipunculus angasi Edmonds, 1955 accepted as Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865
  20. Species Sipunculus angasii Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865
  21. Species Sipunculus arcassonense Cuenot, 1902 accepted as Siphonosoma arcassonense (Cuénot, 1902)
  22. Species Sipunculus arcassonensis Cuénot, 1902 accepted as Siphonosoma arcassonense (Cuénot, 1902)
  23. Species Sipunculus arcuatus Gray, 1828 accepted as Phascolosoma arcuatum (J.E. Gray, 1828)
  24. Species Sipunculus australis (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Siphonosoma australe (Keferstein, 1865)
  25. Species Sipunculus balanophorus Delle Chiaje, 1823 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  26. Species Sipunculus bernhardus Forbes, 1841 accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  27. Species Sipunculus billitonensis Sluiter, 1886 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
  28. Species Sipunculus boholense Selenka, de Man & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Siphonosoma boholense (Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883)
  29. Species Sipunculus boholensis Selenka, De Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Siphonosoma boholense (Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883)
  30. Species Sipunculus borealis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Nephasoma eremita (M. Sars, 1851)
  31. Species Sipunculus branchiatus Fischer, 1894 accepted as Xenosiphon branchiatus (W. Fischer, 1894)
  32. Species Sipunculus capitatus Rathke, 1843 accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  33. Species Sipunculus carneus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) accepted as Phascolosoma scolops (Selenka, 1883)
  34. Species Sipunculus clavatus De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing, 1851
  35. Species Sipunculus claviger Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
  36. Species Sipunculus cochlearius Valenciennes, 1854 accepted as Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing, 1851
  37. Species Sipunculus coementarius De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  38. Species Sipunculus concharum (Örsted, 1844) accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  39. Species Sipunculus cylindratus (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Golfingia elongata (Keferstein, 1862)
  40. Species Sipunculus deformis Baird, 1868 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
  41. Species Sipunculus delphinus Murina, 1967 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  42. Species Sipunculus dentalii Gray, 1828 accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  43. Species Sipunculus diptychus Fisher, 1895 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  44. Species Sipunculus discrepans Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Sipunculus indicus Peters, 1850
  45. Species Sipunculus edulis (Pallas, 1774) accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
  46. Species Sipunculus elegans (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) accepted as Aspidosiphon elegans (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
  47. Species Sipunculus elongatus (Keferstein, 1862) accepted as Golfingia elongata (Keferstein, 1862)
  48. Species Sipunculus eremita Sars, 1851 accepted as Nephasoma eremita (M. Sars, 1851)
  49. Species Sipunculus eximinoclathratus Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  50. Species Sipunculus eximioclathratus Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  51. Species Sipunculus eximio-clathratus Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  52. Species Sipunculus flavus Risso, 1826 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  53. Species Sipunculus funafuti Shipley, 1898 accepted as Siphonosoma funafuti (Shipley, 1898)
  54. Species Sipunculus galapagensis Fisher, 1947 accepted as Sipunculus phalloides (Pallas, 1774)
  55. Species Sipunculus genuensis De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  56. Species Sipunculus gigas De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  57. Species Sipunculus glans De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)
  58. Species Sipunculus gouldii De Pourtalès, 1851 accepted as Phascolopsis gouldii (De Pourtalès, 1851)
  59. Species Sipunculus gravieri Hérubel, 1904 accepted as Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865
  60. Species Sipunculus guttatus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma scolops (Selenka, 1883)
  61. Species Sipunculus harveii (Forbes, 1841) accepted as Golfingia vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
  62. Species Sipunculus harveyi (Forbes, 1841) accepted as Golfingia vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
  63. Species Sipunculus heterocyathi McDonald, 1862 accepted as Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing, 1851
  64. Species Sipunculus immodestus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)
  65. Species Sipunculus inclusus Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Sipunculus phalloides (Pallas, 1774)
  66. Species Sipunculus infrons Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
  67. Species Sipunculus javanensis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma pacificum Keferstein, 1866
  68. Species Sipunculus javenensis (de Quatrefages, 1865) accepted as Phascolosoma noduliferum Stimpson, 1855
  69. Species Sipunculus javensis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma pacificum Keferstein, 1866
  70. Species Sipunculus johnstoni Forbes, 1841 accepted as Nephasoma minutum (Keferstein, 1862)
  71. Species Sipunculus laevis Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  72. Species Sipunculus levis (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  73. Species Sipunculus longicollis (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) accepted as Golfingia vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
  74. Species Sipunculus maoricus Benham, 1904 accepted as Sipunculus mundanus Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
  75. Species Sipunculus margaritaceus Sars, 1851 accepted as Golfingia margaritacea (M. Sars, 1851)
  76. Species Sipunculus multisulcatus Fischer, 1912 accepted as Sipunculus phalloides (Pallas, 1774)
  77. Species Sipunculus multitorquatus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  78. Species Sipunculus natans Fisher, 1954 accepted as Sipunculus polymyotus W.K. Fisher, 1947
  79. Species Sipunculus nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Phascolosoma nigrescens Keferstein, 1865
  80. Species Sipunculus nitidus Sluiter, 1900 accepted as Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
  81. Species Sipunculus noduliferus (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Phascolosoma noduliferum Stimpson, 1855
  82. Species Sipunculus nodulosus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma noduliferum Stimpson, 1855
  83. Species Sipunculus novaepommeraniae W. Fischer, 1926 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
  84. Species Sipunculus obscurus (De Quatrefages, 1865) accepted as Golfingia vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
  85. Species Sipunculus obscurus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Golfingia elongata (Keferstein, 1862)
  86. Species Sipunculus oerstedii De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Golfingia margaritacea (M. Sars, 1851)
  87. Species Sipunculus orbiniensis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Themiste alutacea (Grube, 1858)
  88. Species Sipunculus papillosum (Thompson, 1840) accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  89. Species Sipunculus papillosus Thompson, 1840 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  90. Species Sipunculus parvum (Fischer, 1928) accepted as Siphonosoma vastum (Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883)
  91. Species Sipunculus pellucidus (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Nephasoma pellucidum (Keferstein, W.), 1865
  92. Species Sipunculus plicatus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma nigrescens Keferstein, 1865
  93. Species Sipunculus porrectus Selenka, 1888 accepted as Sipunculus indicus Peters, 1850
  94. Species Sipunculus priapuloides Koren & Danielssen, 1876 accepted as Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
  95. Species Sipunculus punctatissimus Gosse, 1853 accepted as Golfingia vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
  96. Species Sipunculus puntarenae (Grube, 1858) accepted as Phascolosoma nigrescens Keferstein, 1865
  97. Species Sipunculus pyriformis Danielssen, 1859 accepted as Onchnesoma steenstrupii Koren & Danielssen, 1876
  98. Species Sipunculus rapa De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Themiste hennahi Gray, 1828
  99. Species Sipunculus rapus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Themiste hennahi Gray, 1828
  100. Species Sipunculus rotumanum Shipley, 1898 accepted as Siphonosoma rotumanum (Shipley, 1898)
  101. Species Sipunculus rotumanus Shipley, 1898 accepted as Siphonosoma rotumanum (Shipley, 1898)
  102. Species Sipunculus scutatus Müller, 1844 accepted as Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing, 1851
  103. Species Sipunculus spinicauda De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma stephensoni (Stephen, 1942)
  104. Species Sipunculus strombi Montagu, 1804 accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  105. Species Sipunculus strombus Montagu, 1804 accepted as Phascolion strombus (Montagu, 1804)
  106. Species Sipunculus tesselatus Costa, 1853 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  107. Species Sipunculus tessellatus Costa, 1853 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  108. Species Sipunculus tigrinus Risso, 1826 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  109. Species Sipunculus titubans Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766
  110. Species Sipunculus tuberculatus De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Phascolosoma granulatum Leuckart, 1828
  111. Species Sipunculus varians (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Phascolosoma nigrescens Keferstein, 1865
  112. Species Sipunculus vastatus Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 (unaccepted)
  113. Species Sipunculus vastus Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 (unaccepted)
  114. Species Sipunculus vermiculus De Quatrefages, 1865 (unaccepted)
  115. Species Sipunculus verrucosus Cuvier, 1817 (unaccepted)
  116. Species Sipunculus violaceus De Quatrefages, 1865 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Sipunculus vitreus (Selenka & Bülow, 1883)) (unaccepted)
  118. Species Sipunculus vulgaris De Blainville, 1827 (unaccepted)
marine
recent only
Syst. Nat., ed. 12,
page(s): 1078 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Linnaeus, 1766.  
Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Linnaeus, 1766. [details]
IRMNG (2023). Sipunculus Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1211452 on 2025-05-09
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
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original description Syst. Nat., ed. 12,
page(s): 1078 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990 [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Siphunculus Scopoli, 1777) Introd. Hist. Nat.
page(s): 384 [details] 

original description (of Liphunculus Chiaje, 1824) Mem. Stor. Nat., 1
page(s): 124 [details] 

original description (of Syrinx Bohadsch, 1761) Anim. Marin.
page(s): 93 [details] 

original description (of Oedematosomum Baird, 1868) Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868
page(s): 96 [details] 

original description (of Sipunculis Quatrefages, 1850) Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, Zool., (3) 14
page(s): 374 [details] 

original description (of Siponculus Cuvier, 1817) R. Anim., 4
page(s): 25 [details] 

original description (of Austrosiphon Fisher, 1954) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (12), 7
page(s): 314 [details] 

original description (of Xenopsis Johnson, 1969) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66
page(s): 44 [details] 

original description (of Phallosoma Levinsen, 1883) Vidensk. Medd. Naturh. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, 1883
page(s): 270 [details] 

original description (of Contraporus Cutler & Cutler, 1985) Zoological J. Linn. Soc. 85 (3)
page(s): 241 [details] 

original description (of Siphonculus Vérany, 1846) Cat. Ann. invert.
page(s): 6 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Linnaeus, 1766. [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Xenopsis Johnson, 1969)
To BioNames database (from synonym Contraporus Cutler & Cutler, 1985)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Contraporus Cutler & Cutler, 1985)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Xenopsis Johnson, 1969)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Syrinx Bohadsch, 1761)
To WoRMS (from synonym Siphunculus Scopoli, 1777)
To WoRMS (from synonym Austrosiphon Fisher, 1954)
To WoRMS (from synonym Xenopsis Johnson, 1969)
To WoRMS (from synonym Phallosoma Levinsen, 1883)
To WoRMS (from synonym Contraporus Cutler & Cutler, 1985)
To WoRMS (from synonym Siphonculus Vérany, 1846)
To WoRMS (from synonym Siponculus Linnaeus, 1766)
To WoRMS (from synonym Siphoncolus Scopoli, 1777)
To WoRMS (from synonym Sipunculis Linnaeus, 1766)
To WoRMS (from synonym Syphunculus Scopoli, 1777)
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