North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS name details

Firola Bruguière, 1791

AphiaID

711785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:711785)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Accepted name

Pterotrachea Forsskål, 1775

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pterotrachea coronata Forsskål, 1775 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Pterotracheidae Rafinesque, 1814

Original name

Firola Bruguière, 1791

Direct children (10)

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Species Firola cuviera Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)
Species Firola forskalia Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)
Species Firola frederica Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)
Species Firola gaimardii A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Firoloida desmarestia Lesueur, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Firola gibbosa Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)
Species Firola hyalina Oken, 1815 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)
Species Firola lesueurii A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Firoloida desmarestia Lesueur, 1817 (synonym)
Species Firola liguriae (Issel, 1907) accepted as Firoloida desmarestia Lesueur, 1817 (synonym)
Species Firola mutica Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)
Species Firola peronia Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Pterotrachea hippocampus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (dubious synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Bruguière, J. G. (1791-1797). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. [An encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature. Worms, shells, mollusks and corals.]. <em>Part 7 [Livraison 46, 30 July 1791]: Tome 1, pp. [i]-viii, 1-83, pl. 1-95, Paris: Panckoucke. Part 10 [Livraison 49, May 1792]: Tome 1, pp. 85-132; Tome 2, pl. 96-189, Paris: Panckoucke. Part 19 [Livraison 62, 8 July 1797], pl. 190-286, Paris: H. Agasse. [dates and publishers after Evenhuis & Petit 2003]Panckoucke, Paris.</em> 180 pp + 92 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64072
page(s): pl. 88 [and legend page 138, published 1792] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Firola Bruguière, 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=711785 on 2026-09-02

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Firola Bruguière, 1791. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=711785 on 2026-09-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-12-04 23:51:48Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-07-24 06:25:43Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-12-31 01:45:26Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Sources (1)

original description Bruguière, J. G. (1791-1797). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. [An encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature. Worms, shells, mollusks and corals.]. <em>Part 7 [Livraison 46, 30 July 1791]: Tome 1, pp. [i]-viii, 1-83, pl. 1-95, Paris: Panckoucke. Part 10 [Livraison 49, May 1792]: Tome 1, pp. 85-132; Tome 2, pl. 96-189, Paris: Panckoucke. Part 19 [Livraison 62, 8 July 1797], pl. 190-286, Paris: H. Agasse. [dates and publishers after Evenhuis & Petit 2003]Panckoucke, Paris.</em> 180 pp + 92 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64072
page(s): pl. 88 [and legend page 138, published 1792] [details]