The nameSiphowas much used until the latter part of the 20th century for species now placed inColusand other buccinid genera. Historically, the nameSiphowas first used by Klein (1753; pre-Linnean) for a number of slender neogastropods. Klein's classification was presented, but not adopted, by Bruguière (1792) in theEncyclopédie Méthodique, and this does not constitute a validation of the nameSipho.
In the literature, the nameSiphohas also been attributed to Fabricius (1823), but in that work it was associated with specific epithets which are allnomina nuda. In addition, Fabricius' work of 1823 (Fortegnelse) has been placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 521.
In fact, the first author that validly usedSiphofor buccinids was Mörch (1852).However, in the meantime, Thomas Brown (1827) had usedSiphoforSipho striatusT. Brown, 1833, a synonym of the fissurellidPuncturella noachina(Linnaeus, 1771).
To summarize, there are twoSipho, none of which is valid:
(1)SiphoT. Brown, 1827, a synonym ofPuncturella;
(2)SiphoMörch, 1852 [ex Klein], a synonym ofColus.
The buccinid wordsiphosurvives as a suffix in several buccinid genera, such asAnomalosipho,ProsiphoorTurrisipho.
Sipho is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
The name of the genus Sipho Mörch, 1852 [ex Klein] has become invalid and is a synonym of Colus Röding, 1798. A previous use of the genus name Sipho T. Brown, 1827 is now a synonym of Puncturella [2]
All the species that used to belong to the genus Sipho have become synonyms of other species in the family Buccinidae.
Sipho is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
The name of the genus Sipho Mörch, 1852 [ex Klein] has become invalid and is a synonym of Colus Röding, 1798. A previous use of the genus name Sipho T. Brown, 1827 is now a synonym of Puncturella
All the species that used to belong to the genus Sipho have become synonyms of other species in the family Buccinidae.
Sipho astrolabiensis Strebel, 1908: synonym of Prosipho astrolabiensis (Strebel, 1908)
