Name Changes of Recent Years

Disclaimer:
This is not an all inclusive list, merely some of the more common changes we encounter.  Some names have occasionally reverted back to earlier names.  New studies are continually revising taxonomy and not all references agree, or are necessarily updated, on which are the currently accepted names.  This is presented for informational purposes only.
 
Current name listed first, previous name(s) or synonym(s) listed second

Bivalves

Solemyidae
Solemya pervernicosa Kuroda, 1948  [= Solemya reidi Bernard, 1980]

Nuculanidae
Saccella penderi (Dall & Barsch, 1910)  [= Nuculana penderi]

Mytilidae
Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842)  [= Musculista senhousia]

Ostreidae

Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)  [= Crassostrea gigas]
Magallana sikamea (Amemiya, 1928)  [= Crassostrea sikamea]
Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864  [= separated from Ostrea conchaphila Carpenter, 1857]  


Thyasiridae
Channelaxinus excavatus (Dall, 1901)  [= Conchocele excavata]

Kelliidae
Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)  [= Kellia laperousii  (Deshayes, 1839)]

Lasaeidae
Neaeromya rugifera (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Pseudopythina rugifera]

Montacutidae
Kurtiella tumida (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Rochefortia tumida]


Cardiidae
Ciliatocardium ciliatum (Fabricius, 1780)  [= Clinocardium ciliatum]
Keenaea centifilosa (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Nemocardium centifilosum]
Keenocardium blandum
(Gould, 1850)  [= Clinocardium blandum, Clinocardium fucanum (Dall, 1907)]
Keenocardium californiense (Deshayes, 1839)  [= Clinocardium californiense

Tellinidae
Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)  [= Macoma inconspicua (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)]
Macoma golikovi Scarlato & Kafanov, 1988  [= separated from Macoma incongrua (Martens, 1865)]
Tellina nuculoides (Reeve, 1854)  [= Tellina salmonea Carpenter, 1864]

Veneridae
Callithaca tenerrima (Carpenter, 1857)  [= Protothaca tenerrima]
Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)  [= Protothaca staminea]
Nutricola lordi (W.Baird, 1863)  [= Psephidia lordi]
Nutricola tantilla (Gould, 1853)  [= Transennella tantilla]
Venerupis philippinarum (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)  [= TapesRuditapes philippinarum, Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1853]

Mactridae

Mactromeris polynyma (Stimpson, 1860)  [= Spisula polynyma]
Simomactra falcata (Gould, 1850)  [= Spisula falcata]
Tresus capax (Gould, 1850)  [= Schizothaerus capax]
Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)  [= Schizothaerus nuttallii]

Hiatellidae

Panopea generosa (Gould, 1850)  [= Panopea abrupta (Conrad, 1849)] (returned to P. generosa)

Pandoridae
Pandora wardiana A.Adams, 1860  [= Pandora grandis Dall, 1877]
 
Lyonsiidae
Entodesma navicula (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)  [= Entodesma saxicola Baird, 1863]

Gastropods

Acmaeidae
Acmaea funiculata (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Niveotectura funiculata]

Lepetidae
Cryptobranchia concentrica (Middendorff, 1847)  [= Lepeta concentrica]

Lottiidae
     All previous genus names of Collisella, Notoacmea and Tectura as they apply to our local species are now Lottia.
     In addition, there are the following changes:
Lottia paradigitalis (Fritchman, 1960)  [= separated from Lottia strigatella]
Lottia instabilis (Gould, 1846)  [= Lottia ochracea (Dall, 1871)]

Fissurellidae

Puncturella cucullata (Gould, 1846)  [= Cranopsis cucullata] (returned to Puncturella)
Puncturella multistriata Dall, 1914  [= Cranopsis multistriata] (returned to Puncturella)
Fissurellidea bimaculata (Dall, 1871)  [= Megatebennus bimaculatus]

Phasianellidae
Eulithidium pulloides (Carpenter, 1865)  [= Tricolia pulloides]

Calliostomatidae
Calliostoma ligatum (Gould, 1849)  [= Calliostoma costatum Martyn, 1784]

Margaritidae
Margarites pupillus (Gould, 1849)  [= Margarites salmoneus]

Tegulidae
Tegula funebralis (A.Adams, 1855)  [= Chlorostoma funebralis] (returned to T. funebralis)  

Turbinidae
Pomaulax gibberosa (Dillwyn, 1817)  [= Astraea gibberosa, Astraea inequalis Martyn, 1784]

Littorinidae
Littorina subrotundata (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Algamorda subrotundata, L. (Algamorda) newcombiana (Hemphill, 1877)]
     [This was restricted to a salt marsh species until 1991, when a barnacle ecotype was separated from Littorina sitkana]

Barleeidae
Pseudodiala acuta (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Barleeia acuta, Diala acuta, Barleeia marmorea (Carpenter, 1864), Barleeia dalli
     Bartsch, 1920]


Caecidae
Caecum dextroversum Carpenter 1857  [= Caecum occidentale, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum hemphilli Bartsch, 1920]

Batillariidae
Batillaria attramentaria (G.B. Sowerby I, 1855)  [= Batillaria cumingi Crosse, 1862, Batillaria zonalis (Bruguiere, 1792)]

Cerithiidae
Lirobittium attenuatum (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Bittium attenuatum]
Neostylidium eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849)  [= Stylidium eschrichtii, Bittium eschrichtii]

Epitoniidae
Epitonium indianorum (Carpenter, 1865)  [= Nitidiscala indianorum]
Epitonium tinctum (Carpenter, 1864)  [=  Nitidiscala tincta]
Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)  [= Opalia borealis Keep, 1881, Opalia chacei Strong, 1937, Opalia wroblewskii ]

Eulimidae
Aclis shepardiana (Dall, 1919)  [= Graphis shepardiana]
Melanella micans
(Carpenter, 1865)  [= Balcis micans, Eulimia micans]
Vitreolina columbiana (Bartsch, 1917)  [= Balcis columbiana, Melanella columbiana]

Amathinidae
Iselica ovoidea (Gould, 1853)  [= Iselica fenestrata (Carpenter, 1864)]

Hipponicidae
Hipponix panamensis (C.B. Adams, 1852)  [= Antisabia panamensis, Hipponix cranioides Carpenter, 1864]

Calyptraeidae
Crepidula convexa Say, 1822  [= Crepidula glauca Say, 1822]

Velutinidae
Marsenina rhombica (Dall, 1871)  [=  Lamellaria rhombica]
Marsenina stearnsii (Dall, 1871)  [= Lamellaria stearnsi]
Limneria prolongata (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Velutina prolongata]

Naticidae
Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791)  [= Natica clausa, Cryptonatica clausa (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)]
Cryptonatica aleutica (Dall, 1919)  [= Natica aleutica]
Neverita lewisii (Gould, 1847)  [= Euspira lewisii, Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii]

Muricidae
Boreotrophon cepula (Sowerby, 1880)  [= Boreotrophon beringi Dall, 1902]
Boreotrophon multicostatus
(Eschscholtz, 1829)  [= Trophon multicostatus]

Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791)  [= Purpura foliatum]
Nodulotrophon coronatus (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1864)  [= Boreotrophon dalli (Kobelt, 1878)]
Nucella analoga
(Forbes, 1852)  [= possibly separated from Nucella canaliculata]

Nucella angustior Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019  [= separated from Nucella lima]
Nucella ostrina
(Gould, 1852)  [= separated from Nucella emarginata]

Ocenebrellus inornatus (Récluz, 1851)  [=  Ocinebra inornataCeratostoma inornatumOcenebra japonica (Dunker, 1869)]
Paciocinebrina atropurpurea (Carpenter, 1865) [= Ocinebrina atropurpurea, Ocenebra atropurpurea]
Paciocinebrina interfossa Carpenter, 1864  [= Ocinebrina interfossa, Ocenebra interfossa]
Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1849)  [= Ocinebrina lurida, Ocenebra lurida]
Paciocinebrina sclera (Dall, 1919)  [= Ocinebrina sclera, Ocenebra sclera, Urosalpinx sclera]
Scabroptrophon maltzani (Kobelt & Kuster, 1878)  [= Trophonopsis lasius (Dall, 1919)]
Scabrotrophon stuarti (A.E. Smith, 1880)  [= Nipponotrophon stuarti, Boreotrophon stuarti, Trophonopsis stuarti, Boreotrophon
     smithi
Dall, 1902]
 
Trophonopsis orpheus (Gould, 1849)  [= Boreotrophon orpheus, Trophon orpheus, Ocenebra orpheus]

Marginellidae
Granulina margaritula (Carpenter, 1857)  [= Cypraeolina pyriformis (Carpenter, 1864)]

Columbellidae

Alia carinata (Hinds, 1844)  [= Mitrella carinata, Nitidella carinata]
Mitrella aurantiaca (Dall, 1871)  [= Astyris aurantiaca, Alia aurantiaca] (returned to Mitrella)

Buccinidae
Latisipho aphelus (Dall, 1916)  [= Colus aphelus]
Latisipho hallii
(Dall, 1873)  [= Colus hallii]
Lirabuccinum dirum
(Reeve, 1846)  [= Searlesia dira]


Nassariidae
Nassarius fossatus (Gould, 1850)  [= Caesia fossatus]  (returned to Nassarius fossatus)
Nassarius fratercula (Dunker, 1862)  [= Hima fratercula] (returned to Nassarius fraterculus)
Nassarius mendicus (Gould, 1849) [= Hima mendica] (returned to Nassarius mendicus)
Tritia obsoleta (Say, 1822)  [= Ilyanassa obsoleta, Nassarius obsoletus]

Olivellidae
Olivella baetica Carpenter, 1864  [= Callianax baetica]  (returned to Olivella baetica)
Olivella biplicata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)  [= Callianax biplicata]  (returned to Olivella biplicata)
Olivella pycna Berry, 1935  [= Callianax pycna]  (returned to Olivella pycna)

Borsoniidae
Ophiodermella inermis (Reeve, 1843)  [= Ophiodermella ophioderma (Dall, 1909)]

Pyramidellidae     (Pat LaFollette, pers. comm. March 2012)
Aartsenia satura (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Odostomia satura]
Brachystomia angularis (Dall & Bartsch, 1907)  [= Odostomia angularis]
Evalea tenuisculpta (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Odostomia tenuisculpta]

Nudibranchs & Sea Slugs

Acteonidae
Rictaxis punctocaelatus (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Acteon punctocaelatus]

Haminoeidae
Haminoea japonica (Pilsbry, 1895)  [= Haminoea callidegenita Gibson & Chia, 1989]

Acteocinidae
Acteocina culcitella (Gould, 1853)  [= Cylichnella culcitella]

Pleurobranchidae
Berthella chacei (J.Q. Burch, 1944)  [= Berthella californica] (separated from B. californica)

Onchidorididae
Adalaria proxima (Alder & Hancock, 1854)  [= Onchidoris proxima] (returned to Adalaria)
Knoutsodonta jannae
(Millen, 1987)  [= Adalaria jannae]
Onchidoris evincta (Millen, 2006)  [= Adalaria evincta]

Discodorididae
Diaulula lentiginosa (Millen, 1982)  [= Montereina lentiginosa, Peltodoris lentiginosa, Anisodoris lentiginosa]
                                                                   (Diaulula likely a temporary designation)
Peltadoris nobilis (MacFarland, 1905)  [= Montereina nobilis, Anisodoris nobilis] (returned to Peltadoris)

Aeolidiidae

Aeolidia loui Kienberger, Carmona, Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2016  [= separated from Aeolidia papillosa (Lin., 1861)]

Flabellinopsidae
Flabellinopsis iodinea (Cooper, 1862)  [= Flabellina iodinea]


Dendronotidae

Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966  [= Dendronotus diversicolor (Robilliard, 1970) - has been showed to be the same
                                                                      species as Dendronotus albus MacFarland, 1966]
Dendronotus venustus MacFarland, 1905  [=  separated from Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774)]

Abronicidae
Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966)  [= Cuthona abronia]

Cuthonellidae
Cuthonella cocoachroma (Williams & Gosliner, 1979)  [= Cuthona cocoachroma]
Cuthonella concinna (Alder & Hancock, 1843)  [= Cuthona concinna]

Trinchesiidae
Catriona columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922)  [= Tenellia columbiana (returned to Catriona)]
Diaphoreolis flavovulta (MacFarland, 1996)  [= Tenellia flavovulta, Cuthona flavolvulta]
Diaphoreolis lagunae (O'Donoghue, 1926)  [= Tenellia lagunae, Cuthona lagunae]
Diaphoreolis viridis (Forbes, 1840)  [= Tenellia viridis, Cuthona viridis]
Trinchesia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1996)  [= Tenellia albocrusta, Cuthona albocrusta]
Zelentia fulgens (MacFarland, 1966)  [= Tenellia fulgens, Cuthona fulgens]
Zelentia pustulata (Alder & Hancock, 1854)  [= Tenellia pustulata, Cuthona pustulata]

Apataidae
Apata pricei (MacFarland, 1966)  [= Flabellina pricei]

Coryphellidae
Coryphella verrucosa (M. Sars, 1829)  [= Flabellina verrucosa]
Himatina trophina (Bergh, 1890) [= Flabellina trophina]
Orienthella trilineata (O'Donoghue, 1921)  [= Flabellina trilineata]

Paracoryphellidae
Ziminella japonica (Volodchenko, 1941)  [= Flabellina japonica]

Janolidae
Antiopella fusca (O'Donoghue, 1924)  [= Janolus fuscus]

Tritoniidae

Tochuina gigantea (Bergh, 1904)  [= Tochuina tetraquetra sensu Bergh, 1879]
Tritonia tetraquetra (Pallas, 1788)  [= Tritonia diomedea Bergh, 1894]


 

Chitons

Ischnochitonidae
Lepidozona cooperi (Dall, 1919)  [= Ischnohiton cooperi]
Lepidozona interstincta (Gould, 1852)  [= Ischnochiton interstinctus]
Lepidozona radians (Carpenter, 1892)  [= Ischnochiton radians]
Lepidozona willetti Berry, 1917  [= Ischnochiton willetti]
Tripoplax trifida (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Ischnochiton trifidus, Lepidozona trifida]

Mopaliidae
Cryptochiton stelleri (Middendorff, 1847)  [= Amicula stelleri]
Dendrochiton flectens (Carpenter, 1864)  [= Leptochitona flectens, Leptochitona heathii (Pilsbry, 1893)]
Mopalia hindsii (Sowerby, 1847)  [= Mopalia wosnessenskii Middendorff, 1847]
Mopalia kennerleyi Carpenter, 1864  [= separated from Mopalia ciliata (Sowerby, 1840)]
Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846)  [= Mopalia elevata Pilsbryi, 1893)]
Mopalia vespertina (Gould, 1852)  [= Mopalia laevior Pilsbry, 1918]

Tonicellidae
Cyanoplax dentiens (Gould, 1846)  [= Lepidochitona dentiens, Ischnochiton dentiens]

Cephalopods

Loliginidae
Doryteuthis opalescens (Berry, 1911)  [= Loligo opalescens]

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