René-Edouard Claparède, an often overlooked Genevan zoologist, described nearly 200 species of animal in his short career. These are listed with the currently valid combinations.
INTRODUCTION
The year 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the Natural History Museum of Geneva (MHNG) as an independent institution. It seems fitting to mark this by filling one of the lacunae left in the story of the Museum published for the bicentenary of the inauguration of the Musée Académique in 1820 (Ayer et al., 2020); the contribution of René-Édouard Claparède (1832-1871, known to his contemporaries as Édouard) to taxonomy (Fig. 1).
Claparède studied in Geneva (1850-1852), where he was greatly influenced by François-Jules Pictet (1809-1872), and Berlin (1853-1857) where he studied medicine and worked in the laboratory of Johannes Müller (1801-1858). He returned to Geneva with a medical doctorate and became professor of zoology, first as assistant to Pictet and then, from 1863, as full professor. As professor he was a member of the Commission d'Administration responsible for the Musée Académique (forerunner of the MHNG) and its collections. He published on the histology, embryology, physiology and systematics of invertebrates. His early work, under the influence of Müller and Christian Ehrenberg (1796-1876), concentrated on what were then known as the Infusoria (currently placed in the Ciliophora), but after a trip to Scotland with William Carpenter (1813-1885) his focus changed to marine annelids (Saussure, 1873).
Plagued by ill health from his youth, Claparède died in Sienna while returning from spending the winter in Naples for health reasons. The MHNG collections contain 18 boxes of histological slide preparations of Polychaeta made by Claparède (remounted by Hermann Fol in 1872) but none of the type specimens of the species he described has been traced and they are generally considered to have been lost. Many of his contributions were considered import in their day, but increasingly sophisticated techniques, his early death and confusion with his nephew Édouard Claparède (1873-1940), neurologist, psychologist and educator, have serve to limit his fame more than he deserves.
ARRANGEMENT AND FORMAT
Claparède is the author of 48 genus level names and 197 species level names of organisms currently classified in the kingdom Animalia. These are listed here along with the currently valid combination. The groups are listed alphabetically by phylum, class and family with first the generic names and then the species names in alphabetic order. Nomenclature follows the WoRMS database (WoRMS editorial board, 2021) unless explicitly stated.
ANIMAL SPECIES DESCRIBED BY RENé-éDOUARD CLAPARÈDE
Phylum Annelida
Class Clitellata
Family Enchytraeidae
Pachydrilus Claparède, 1861: 75-76.
A junior synonym of Lumbricillus Örsted, 1844
crassus Claparède, 1861: 79-81, pl. 2 figs 6-9. [Pachydrilus]
Lumbricillus crassus (Claparède, 1861)
ebudensis Claparède, 1861: 85-86, pl. 1 fig. 8. [Pachydrilus]
Lumbricillus ebudensis (Claparède, 1861)
lacteus Claparède, 1861: 85. [Pachydrilus]
Lumbricillus lacteus (Claparède, 1861)
semifuscus Claparède, 1861: 76-79, pl. 2 figs 1-5. [Pachydrilus]
Claparedrilus semifuscus (Claparède, 1861)
verrucosus Claparède, 1861: 82-85, pl. 1 figs 1-6. [Pachydrilus]
A junior synonym of Lumbricillus lineatus (Müller, 1774)
Family Haplotaxidae
Nemodrilus Claparède, 1862: 275.
A junior synonym of Haplotaxis Hoffmeister, 1843
filiformis Claparède, 1862: 275-276. [Nemodrilus]
A junior synonym of Haplotaxis gordoides (Hartmann in Oken, 1819)
Family Lumbriculidae
Stylodrilus Claparède, 1862: 262-263.
Stylodrilus Claparède, 1862
Trichodrilus Claparède, 1862: 267.
Trichodrilus Claparède, 1862
allobrogum Claparède, 1862: 267-270. [Trichodrilus]
Trichodrilus allobrogum Claparède, 1862
heringianus Claparède, 1862: 263-266. [Stylodrilus]
Stylodrilus heringianus Claparède, 1862
Family Naididae
Heterochaeta Claparède, 1863: 25.
A junior homonym replaced by Baltidrilus Timm, 2013
costata Claparède, 1863: 25, pl. 13 figs 16-19. [Heterochaeta]
Baltidrilus costata (Claparède, 1863)
Family Tubificidae
Limnodrilus Claparède, 1862: 243.
Limnodrilus Claparède, 1862
Pachydermon Claparède, 1861: 156.
Pachydermon Claparède, 1861
acuminatum Claparède, 1861: 156-7, pl. 4 figs 1-1a. [Pachydermon]
Pachydermon acuminatum Claparède, 1861
ater Claparède, 1862: 253-254. [Clitellio]
A junior synonym of Tubificoides benedii (d'Udekem, 1855)
bonneti Claparède, 1862: 230-243. [Tubifex]
A junior synonym of Tubifex tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774)
elongatum Claparède, 1862: 254. [Pachydermon]
Pachydermon elongatum Claparède, 1862
hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862: 248-252. [Limnodrilus]
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862
papillosus Claparède, 1863: 25, pl. 13 figs 14-15. [Tubifex]
A junior synonym of Tubificoides benedii (d'Udekem, 1855)
udekemianus Claparède, 1862: 243-247. [Limnodrilus]
Limnodrilus udekemianus Claparède, 1862
Class Polychaeta
Family Ampharetidae
Branchiosabella Claparède, 1863: 34.
A junior synonym of Ampharete Malmgren, 1866
curvipalea Claparède, 1870a: 496, pl. 13 fig. 5. [Amphicteis]
A junior synonym of Amphicteis gunneri (Sars, 1835)
zostericola Claparède, 1863: 35, pl. 14 figs 12-17. [Branchiosabella]
A junior synonym of Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860)
Family Arenicolidae
Clymenides Claparède, 1863: 30.
A junior synonym of Arenicola Lamarck, 1801
grubii Claparède, 1869: 36, pl. 19 fig. 2. [Arenicola]
A junior synonym of Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
sulphurea Claparède, 1863: 30, pl. 15 figs 24-27. [Clymenides]
A junior synonym of Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Capitellidae
benedeni Claparède, 1864: 514, pl. 4 fig. 9. [Notomastus]
A junior synonym of Notomastus latericeus Sars, 1851
costana Claparède, 1868: 15, pl. 27 fig. 2. [Capitella]
A junior synonym of Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
filiformis Claparède, 1864: 509, pl. 4 fig. 10. [Capitella]
Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
lineatus Claparède, 1869: 18, pl. 17 fig. 4. [Notomastus]
Notomastus lineatus Claparède, 1869
major Claparède, 1868: 16, pl. 17 fig. 3. [Capitella]
A junior synonym of Notomastus profundus (Eisig, 1887)
sarsii Claparède, 1864: 511, pl. 4 fig. 8, pl. 8 fig. 7. [Notomastus]
A junior synonym of Notomastus lineatus Claparède, 1869
Family Chaetopteridae
Ranzania Claparède, 1870a: 489.
A junior homonym replaced by Mesochaetopterus Potts, 1914
costarum Claparède, 1869: 80, pl. 20 fig. 1. [Telepsavus]
Spiochaetopterus costarum (Claparède, 1869)
fallax Claparède, 1869: 90, pl. 21 fig. 2. [Phyllochaetopterus]
A junior synonym of Phyllochaetopterus socialis Claparède,1869
major Claparède, 1869: 92, pl. 19 fig. 1. [Phyllochaetopterus]
Phyllochaetopterus major Claparède, 1869
sagittaria Claparède, 1870a: 490, pl. 11 fig. 1. [Ranzania]
Mesochaetopterus sagittaria (Claparède, 1870)
socialis Claparède, 1869: 85, pl. 21 fig. 1. [Phyllochaetopterus]
Phyllochaetopterus socialis Claparède, 1869
Family Chrysopetalidae
Palmyra (Palmyrides) Claparède, 1864: 583.
A junior synonym of Chrysopetalum Ehlers, 1864
Palmyra (Palmyropsis) Claparède, 1864: 586.
A junior synonym of Chrysopetalum Ehlers, 1864
evelinae Claparède, 1864: 586, pl. 8 fig. 6. [Palmyra (Palmyropsis)]
A junior synonym of Chrysopetalum debile (Grube, 1855)
portusveneris Claparède, 1864: 583, pl. 8 fig. 5. [Palmyra (Palmyrides)]
A junior synonym of Chrysopetalum debile (Grube, 1855)
Family Cirratulidae
Ctenodrilus Claparède, 1863: 25.
Ctenodrilus Claparède, 1863
chrysoderma Claparède, 1868: 2, pl. 23 fig. 4. [Cirratulus]
Protocirrineris chrysoderma (Claparède, 1868)
pardalis Claparède, 1863: 25, pl. 15 figs 18-20. [Ctenodrilus]
A junior synonym of Ctenodrilus serratus (Schmidt, 1857)
Family Dorvilleidae
chiaji Claparède, 1868: 425, pl. 7 fig. 2. [Staurocephalus]
A junior synonym of Schistomeringos rudolphi (delle Chiaji, 1828)
Family Eunicidae
cingulata Claparède, 1868: 444, pl. 7 fig. 1. [Eunice]
A junior synonym of Eunice purpurea Grube, 1866
geniculatus Claparède, 1868: 459, pl. 6 fig. 6. [Notocirrus]
Arabella geniculata (Claparède, 1868)
mahagoni Claparède, 1864: 576, pl. 2 fig. 4. [Lysidice]
A junior synonym of Lysidice ninetta Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
margaritacea Claparède, 1868: 453, pl. 8 fig. 3. [Lysidice]
A junior synonym of Lysidice ninetta Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
multicirrata Claparède, 1863: 60, pl. 14 figs 23-26. [Lysidice]
Lysidice multicirrata Claparède, 1863 nomen dubium (juvenile Marphysa?)
schizobranchia Claparède, 1870a: 394, pl. 2 fig. 6. [Eunice]
Eunice schizobranchia Claparède, 1870
taenia Claparède, 1864: 580, pl. 4 fig. 11. [Eunice]
A junior synonym of Palola sicilensis (Grube, 1840)
Family Flabelligeridae
eruca Claparède, 1869: 105, pl. 25 fig. 2. [Trophonia]
Piromis eruca (Claparède, 1869)
Family Hesionidae
Stephania Claparède, 1870a: 482. (Not listed in WoRMS)
A junior synonym of Oxydromus Grube, 1855
pallidus Claparède, 1864: 521, pl. 4 fig. 1. [Oxydromus]
Oxydromus pallidus Claparède, 1864
Family Lopadorrhynchidae
Hydrophanes Claparède, 1870a: 463-464.
A junior synonym of Lopadorrhynchus Grube, 1855
krohnii Claparède, 1870a: 464, pl. 11 fig. 2. [Hydrophanes]
Lopadorrhynchus krohnii (Claparède, 1870)
Family Lumbrineridae
edwardsii Claparède, 1863: 58, pl. 14 figs 16-22. [Lumbriconereis]
A junior synonym of Lumbrineris latreilli Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
impatiens Claparède, 1868: 455, pl. 9 fig. 2. [Lumbriconereis]
A junior synonym of Scoletoma laurentiana (Grube, 1863)
Family Maldanidae
collaris Claparède, 1869: 194, pl. 26 fig. 2. [Praxilla]
Euclymene collaris (Claparède, 1869)
constricta Claparède, 1869: 195, pl. 26 fig. 2. [Axiothea]
Axiothella constricta (Claparède, 1869)
cristagalli Claparède, 1869: 197, pl. 26 fig. 4. [Maldane]
A junior synonym of Petaloproctus terricolus Quatrefages,1866
oerstedii Claparède, 1863: 28, plate13 figs 6-11. [Clymene]
Euclymene oerstedii (Claparède, 1863)
simplex Claparède, 1869: 192, pl. 27 fig. 7. [Praxilla]
Praxilella simplex (Claparède, 1869) nomen dubium
Family Nereididae
Cirroceros Claparède, 1863: 55.
Cirroceros Claparède, 1863 nomen dubium
Micronereis Claparède, 1863: 56.
Micronereis Claparède, 1863
antennata Claparède, 1863: 56, pl. 14 figs 8-12. [Cirroceros]
Cirroceros antennata Claparède, 1863 nomen dubium
ehlersiana Claparède, 1870a: 452, pl. 8 fig. 2. [Nereis (Ceratonereis)]
A junior synonym of Ceratonereis (Composetia) hircinicola (Eisig, 1870)
glauca Claparède, 1870a: 454, pl. 7 fig. 3. [Nereis (Leptonereis)]
Websterinereis glauca (Claparède, 1870)
guttula Claparède, 1868: 475, pl. 9 fig. 6, pl. 10 fig. 3. [Nereis (Ceratonereis)]
A junior synonym of Ceratonereis (Composetia) costae (Grube, 1840)
kinbergiana Claparède, 1870a: 453, pl. 8 fig. 3. [Nereis (Ceratonereis)]
A junior synonym of Ceratonereis (Composetia) hircinicola (Eisig, 1870)
macropus Claparède, 1870a: 444, pl. 8 fig. 1. [Nereis (Lipephile)]
Perinereis macropus (Claparède, 1870)
malmgreni Claparède, 1868: 483, pl. 11 fig. 1. [Heteronereis]
A junior synonym of Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
peritonealis Claparède, 1868: 467, pl. 9 fig. 5. [Nereis]
A junior synonym of Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
perivisceralis Claparède, 1868: 471, pl. 12 fig. 1. [Nereis]
Nereis perivisceralis Claparède, 1868
variegata Claparède, 1863: 56, pl. 11 figs 5-7. [Micronereis]
Family Oenonidae
Drilonereis Claparède, 1870a: 399.
Drilonereis Claparède, 1870
filum Claparède, 1868: 454, pl. 9 fig. 1. [Lumbriconereis]
Drilonereis filum (Claparède, 1868)
Family Onuphidae
pancerii Claparède, 1868: 438, pl. 8 fig. 1. [Onuphis]
Onuphis pancerii Claparède, 1868
rigida Claparède, 1868: 441, pl. 8 fig. 2. [Hyalinoecia]
Aponuphis rigida (Claparède, 1868)
Family Opheliidae
pallidus Claparède, 1869: 34, pl. 31 fig.7. [Polyophthalmus]
A junior synonym of Polyophthalmus pictus (Dujardin, 1839)
Family Orbinidae
anserina Claparède, 1864: 504, pl. 4 fig. 6. [Theodisca]
A junior synonym of Naineris laevigata (Grube, 1855)
foetida Claparède, 1869: 45, pl. 20 fig. 2. [Aricia]
Phylo foetida (Claparède, 1869)
liriostoma Claparède, 1869: 50, pl. 24 fig. 2. [Theodisca]
A junior synonym of Naineris laevigata (Grube, 1855)
oerstedii Claparède, 1864: 502, pl. 4 fig. 7. [Aricia]
Protoaricia oerstedii (Claparède, 1864)
Family Pectinariidae
neapolitana Claparède, 1869: 113, pl. 28 fig. 1. [Pectinaria]
Lagis neapolitana (Claparède, 1869)
Family Phyllodocidae
Alciopina Claparède & Panceri, 1867: 5-8.
Alciopina Claparède & Panceri, 1867
Eulalia (Pterocirrus) Claparède, 1868: 558.
Pterocirrus Claparède, 1868
Vanadis Claparède, 1870a: 480.
Vanadis Claparède, 1870
armata Claparède, 1868: 550, pl. 17 fig. 5. [Eteone]
A junior synonym of Mysta picta (Quatrefages, 1866)
cephalotes Claparède, 1868: 548, pl. 17 fig. 3. [Anaitis]
Anaitis cephalotes Claparède, 1868 nomen dubium
corniculata Claparède, 1868: 546, pl. 17 fig. 1. [Phyllodoce]
A junior synonym of Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
formosa Claparède, 1870a: 480, pl. 10 fig. 3. [Vanadis]
Vanadis formosa Claparède, 1870
guttata Claparède, 1870a: 461, pl. 9 fig. 2. [Eulalia (Eumida)]
Eulalia (Eumida) guttata Claparède, 1870 nomen dubium
lactea Claparède, 1868: 553, pl. 18 fig. 2. [Eteone]
Hypereteone lactea (Claparède, 1868)
limbata Claparède, 1868: 558, pl. 17 fig. 6. [Eulalia (Pterocirrus)]
Pterocirrus limbatus (Claparède, 1868)
lineata Claparède, 1870a: 458, pl. 9 fig. 4. [Anaitis]
Phyllodoce lineata (Claparède, 1870)
marginata Claparède, 1868: 559, pl. 18 fig. 1. [Eulalia (Pterocirrus)]
Pterocirrus marginatus (Claparède, 1868)
microcephala Claparède, 1870a: 462, pl. 9 fig. 3. [Eulalia (Pterocirrus)]
Pterocirrus microcephalus (Claparède, 1870) nomen dubium
microceros Claparède, 1868: 557, pl. 16 fig. 4. [Eulalia (Eumida)]
A junior synonym of Eumida viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)
pallida Claparède, 1868: 556, pl. 16 fig. 6. [Eulalia (Eumida)]
A junior synonym of Eumida sanguinea (Örsted, 1843)
pancerina Claparède, 1870a: 456, pl. 9 fig. 1. [Phyllodoce]
A junior synonym of Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
parasitica Claparède & Panceri, 1867: 5-8. [Alciopina]
Alciopina parasitica Claparède & Panceri, 1867
peremptoria Claparède, 1870a: 459, pl. 9 fig. 6. [Anaitis]
Paranaitis peremptoria (Claparède, 1870) nomen dubium
pusilla Claparède, 1870a: 460, pl. 9 fig. 5. [Anaitis]
Nereiphylla pusilla (Claparède, 1870)
velifera Claparède, 1868: 560, pl. 17 fig. 2. [Eulalia (Pterocirrus)]
A junior synonym of Pterocirrus macroceros (Grube, 1860)
Family Polynoidae
fragile Claparède, 1868: 383, pl. 5 fig. 2. [Hermadion]
A junior synonym of Subadyte pellucida (Ehlers, 1864)
laevigata Claparède, 1870a: 378, pl. 1 fig. 2. [Polynoe]
A junior synonym of Harmothoe spinifera (Ehlers, 1864)
reticulata Claparède, 1870a: 374, pl. 1 fig. 1. [Polynoe]
Harmothoe reticulata (Claparède, 1870)
torquata Claparède, 1868: 378, pl. 2 fig. 3 [Polynoe]
A junior synonym of Harmothoe spinifera (Ehlers, 1864)
vasculosa Claparède, 1870a: 376, pl. 1 fig. 4. [Polynoe]
Polynoe vasculosa Claparède, 1870
Family Sabellidae
Amphiglena, Claparède, 1864: 492.
Amphiglena, Claparède, 1864
Dialychone Claparède, 1869: 169.
Dialychone Claparède, 1869
Fabricia (Amphicorina) Claparède, 1864: pl. 3 fig. 2.
Amphicorina Claparède, 1864
Leptochone Claparède, 1870a: 513.
A junior synonym of Myxicola Koch in Renier, 1847
acustica Claparède, 1869: 170, pl. 30 fig. 3. [Dialychone]
Dialychone acustica Claparède, 1869
aesthetica Claparède, 1870a: 514, pl. 14 fig. 1. [Leptochone]
Myxicola aesthetica (Claparède, 1870)
armandi Claparède, 1864: 492-196, pl. 3 fig. 1. [Amphiglena]
A junior synonym of Amphiglena mediterranea (Leydig, 1851)
armandi Claparède, 1864: 496, pl. 3 fig. 2. [Fabricia
Amphicorina)]
Amphicorina armandi (Claparède, 1864)
branchychona Claparède, 1870a: 503, pl. 14 fig. 5. [Sabella]
A junior synonym of Parasabella saxicola (Grube, 1861)
koellikeri Claparède, 1869: 163, pl. 22 fig. 4. [Branchiomma]
A junior synonym of Acromegalomma lanigerum (Grube, 1846)
salmacidis Claparède, 1869: 167, pl. 24 fig. 4. [Laonome]
Euratella salmacidis (Claparède, 1869)
vesiculosum neapolitana Claparède, 1869: 164, pl. 22 fig. 5.
Branchiomma]
A junior synonym of Acromegalomma lanigerum (Grube, 1846)
vigilans Claparède, 1870a: 501, pl. 14 fig. 3. [Branchiomma]
Megalomma vigilans (Claparède, 1870)
Family Serpulidae
aedificatrix Claparède, 1870a: 519, pl. 12 fig. 1. [Salmacina]
A junior synonym of Salmacina dysteri (Huxley, 1855)
coecus Claparède, 1870a: 517, pl. 13 fig. 4. [Psygmobranchus]
Protula coecus (Claparède, 1870) taxon inquirendum
crater Claparède, 1870a: 525, pl. 13 fig. 2. [Serpula]
A junior synonym of Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
incrustans Claparède, 1869: 176, pl. 30 fig. 5. [Salmacina]
Salmacina incrustans Claparède, 1869
lunulifer Claparède, 1869: 181, pl. 31 fig. 3. [Eupomatus]
A junior synonym of Hydroides dirampha Mörch, 1863
militaris Claparède, 1869: 184, pl. 16 fig. 5. [Pileolaria]
Pileolaria militaris Claparède, 1869
multicostatus Claparède, 1869: 175, pl. 30 fig. 6. [Psygmobranchus]
A junior synonym of Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844)
trypanon Claparède, 1870a: 527, pl. 14 fig. 4. [Eupomatus]
A junior synonym of Hydroides norvegica Gunnerus, 1768
Family Sigalionidae
Lepidopleurus Claparède, 1868: 415.
A junior homonym replaced by Claparedepelogenia Pettibone, 1997
ctenolepis Claparède, 1868: 398, pl. 4 fig. 1, pl. 6 fig. 2. [Sthenelais]
A junior synonym of Sthenelais boa (Johnston, 1833)
dendrolepis Claparède, 1868: 408, pl. 4 fig. 4, pl. 5 fig. 1. [Sthenelais]
A junior synonym of Euthalalenessa oculata (Peters, 1854)
fuliginosa Claparède, 1868: 404, pl. 4 fig. 2. [Sthenelais]
A junior synonym of Sthenelais boa (Johnston, 1833)
inclusus Claparède, 1868: 415, pl. 6 fig. 4. [Lepidopleurus]
Claparedepelogenia inclusus (Claparède, 1868)
leiolepis Claparède, 1868: 406, pl. 4 fig. 3, pl. 6 fig. 1. [Sthenelais]
A junior synonym of Sthenelais limicola (Ehlers, 1864)
synophthalmica Claparède, 1868: 389, pl. 3 fig. 1. [Pholoe]
A junior synonym of Pholoe inornata Johnston, 1839
Family Spionidae
Aonides Claparède, 1864: 505.
Aonides Claparède, 1864
Pygospio Claparède, 1863: 37.
Pygospio Claparède, 1863
agassizii Claparède, 1869: 54, pl. 22 fig. 1. [Polydora]
A junior synonym of Polydora ciliata (Johnston, 1838)
antennata Claparède, 1869: 60, pl. 21 fig. 3. [Polydora]
Pseudopolydora antennata (Claparède, 1869)
auricularius Claparède, 1864: 505, pl. 3 fig. 3. [Aonides]
A junior synonym of Aonides oxycephala (Sars, 1862)
auriseta Claparède, 1869: 71, pl. 24 fig. 2. [Nerine]
Scolelepis auriseta (Claparède, 1869) nomen dubium
elegans Claparède, 1863: 37, pl. 14 figs 17-21. [Pygospio]
Pygospio elegans Claparède, 1863 flava Claparède, 1870a: 487. [Polydora]
Diplolydora flava (Claparède, 1870)
fuliginosus Claparède, 1869: 62, pl. 23 fig. 1. [Spio]
Malacoceros fuliginosus (Claparède, 1869)
hoplura Claparède, 1869: 58, pl. 22 fig. 2. [Polydora]
Polydora hoplura Claparède, 1869
malmgreni Claparède, 1869: 73, pl. 22 fig. 3. [Prionospio]
Prionospio malmgreni Claparède, 1869 taxon inquirendum [indeterminable]
mecznikowianus Claparède, 1869: 64, pl. 23 fig. 2. [Spio]
Microspio mecznikowianus (Claparède, 1869)
sarsiana Claparède, 1869: 70, pl. 21 fig. 4. [Nerine]
A junior synonym of Scolelepis foliosa (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Family Syllidae
Anoplosyllis Claparède, 1868: 524.
Anoplosyllis Claparède, 1868
Autolytus (Stephanosyllis) Claparède, 1864: 567.
A junior synonym of Proceraea Ehlers, 1864
Heterosyllis Claparède, 1863: 44.
Heterosyllis Claparède, 1863 nomen dubium
Microsyllis Claparède, 1863: 42.
A junior synonym of Exogone Örsted, 1845
Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863: 47.
Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863
Paedophylax Claparède, 1868: 520.
A junior synonym of Exogone Orsted, 1845
Polymastus Claparède, 1864: 569.
A junior synonym of Eurysyllis Ehlers, 1864
Pterosyllis Claparède, 1863: 46.
A junior synonym of Amblyosyllis Grube, 1857
Spermosyllis Claparède, 1864: 552.
A junior synonym of Exogone Örsted, 1845
Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863: 45.
Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863
Sylline Claparède, 1864: 550.
Exogone (Sylline) Claparède, 1864
Trypanosyllis Claparède, 1864: 558.
Trypanosyllis Claparède, 1864
armandi Claparède, 1864: 530, pl. 5 fig. 1. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852
armoricanus Claparède, 1863: 39, pl. 13 figs 21-23, 25-27. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
aurantica Claparède, 1868: 529, pl. 15 fig. 1. [Proceraea]
Proceraea aurantica Claparède, 1868
aurantica Claparède, 1868: 510, pl. 14 fig. 3, pl. 13 fig. 5. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
aurita Claparède, 1864: 539, pl. 5 fig. 5. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Syllis vittata Grube, 1840
bacilligera Claparède, 1868: 508, pl. 14 fig. 4. [Syllis]
Syllis bacilligera Claparède, 1868 nomen dubium
brachiata Claparède, 1863: 44-45, pl. 13 fig. 35. [Heterosyllis]
Heterosyllis brachiata Claparède, 1863
brevicirrata Claparède, 1863: 42, pl. 12 figs 1-2. [Microsyllis]
Exogone brevicirrata (Claparède, 1863) nomen dubium
brevipes Claparède, 1864: 551, pl. 6 fig. 4. [Sylline]
Exogone (Sylline) brevipes (Claparède, 1864)
clavata Claparède, 1863: 41, pl. 13 figs 28-29. [Syllis]
Salvatoria clavata (Claparède, 1863)
claviger Claparède, 1868: 521, pl. 13 fig. 2. [Paedophylax]
Exogone claviger (Claparède, 1868)
coeliaca Claparède, 1868: 513, pl. 13 fig. 3. [Trypanosyllis]
Trypanosyllis (Trypanosyllis) coeliaca Claparède, 1868
ctenostoma Claparède, 1868: 512, pl. 12 fig. 4. [Odontosyllis]
Odontosyllis ctenostoma Claparède, 1868
dorsigera Claparède, 1864: 560, pl. 7 fig. 1. [Pterosyllis]
A junior synonym of Amblyosyllis spectabilis (Johnston, 1865)
dugesiana Claparède, 1864: 556, pl. 8 fig. 2. [Odontosyllis]
Odontosyllis dugesiana Claparède, 1864
edentula Claparède, 1868: 524, pl. 12 fig. 2. [Anoplosyllis]
Anoplosyllis edentula Claparède, 1868
erinaceus Claparède, 1863: 45, pl. 13 fig. 38. [Sphaerosyllis]
Erinaceusyllis erinaceus (Claparède, 1863)
formosa Claparède, 1863: 46, pl. 13 figs 30-31. [Pterosyllis]
A junior synonym of Amblyosyllis spectabilis (Johnston, 1865)
gibba Claparède, 1863: 47, pl. 12 figs 7-8. [Odontosyllis]
Odontosyllis gibba Claparède, 1863
hamata Claparède, 1868: 505, pl. 15 fig. 2. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Haplosyllis spongicola (Grube, 1855)
hesperidium Claparède, 1868: 526, pl. 14 fig. 4. [Autolytus]
Myrianida hesperidium (Claparède, 1868)
hexagonifera Claparède, 1864: 533, pl. 5 fig. 2. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
hystrix Claparède, 1863: 45, pl. 13 figs 36-37. [Sphaerosyllis]
Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863
kefersteinii Claparède, 1863: 42, pl. 12 figs 3-6. [Exogone]
A junior synonym of Exogone naidina Örsted, 1845
krohnii Claparède, 1864: 558, pl. 7 fig. 2. [Trypanosyllis]
Trypanosyllis krohnii Claparède, 1864
limbata Claparède, 1868: 518, pl. 13 fig. 4. [Grubea]
Salvatoria limbata (Claparède, 1868)
maculata Claparède, 1868: 532, pl. 13 fig. 1. [Myrianida]
A junior synonym of Myrianida pinnigera (Montagu, 1808)
normannica Claparède, 1863: 40, pl. 13 fig. 24. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Nudisyllis divaricata (Keferstein, 1862)
paradoxus Claparède, 1864: 569, pl. 8 fig. 3. [Polymastus]
A junior synonym of Eurysyllis tuberculata Ehlers, 1864
pirifera Claparède, 1868: 515, pl. 14 fig. 2. [Sphaerosyllis]
Sphaerosyllis pirifera Claparède, 1868
roseus Claparède, 1864: 566, pl. 7 fig. 4. [Autolytus]
Myrianida roseus (Claparède, 1864) nomen dubium
rubrovittatus Claparède, 1864: 563, pl. 7 fig. 3. [Autolytus]
Myrianida rubrovittatus Claparède, 1864 nomen dubium
scapularis Claparède, 1864: 567, pl. 7 fig. 5. [Autolytus (Stephanosyllis)]
Proceraea scapularis (Claparède, 1864)
simillima Claparède, 1864: 537, pl. 5 fig. 4. [Syllis]
A junior synonym of Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863
tenuicirrata Claparède, 1864: 547, pl. 6 fig. 2. [Sphaerosyllis]
Salvatoria tenuicirrata (Claparède, 1864)
torulosa Claparède, 1864: 553, pl. 6 fig. 5. [Spermosyllis]
Exogone (Exogone) torulosa (Claparède, 1864)
veruger Claparède, 1868: 523, pl. 12 fig. 3. [Paedophylax]
Exogone veruger (Claparède, 1868)
Family Terebellidae
ambigrada Claparède, 1869: 142, pl. 18 fig. 6. [Phenacia]
A junior synonym of Thelepus cincinnatus (Fabricius, 1780)
caliendrum Claparède, 1869: 146, pl. 29 fig. 2. [Polycirrus]
Polycirrus caliendrum Claparède, 1869
flavescens Claparède, 1869: 136, pl. 23 fig. 6. [Terebella]
A junior synonym of Eupolymnia nesidensis (delle Chaije,1828)
incana Claparède, 1870a: 493, pl. 13, fig 6. [Amphitrite]
A junior synonym of Amphitrite rubra (Risso, 1826)
laevirostris Claparède, 1869: 139, pl. 9 fig. 5. [Terebella]
A junior synonym of Amphitritides gracilis (Grube, 1860)
nucleolata Claparède, 1869: 141, pl. 18 fig. 8. [Heterophenacia]
Thelepus nucleolata (Claparède, 1869) retrograda Claparède, 1869: 143, pl. 28 fig. 7. [Phenacia]
A junior synonym of Thelepus cincinnatus (Fabricius, 1780)
sanguinea Claparède, 1869: 128, pl. 30 fig. 1, pl. 29 fig. 3. [Heteroterebella]
A junior synonym of Terebella lapidaria Linnaeus, 1767
sulcigera Claparède, 1869: 140, pl. 18 fig. 5. [Terebella]
A junior synonym of Terebella lapidaria Linnaeus, 1767
vestita Claparède, 1869: 137, pl. 9 fig. 4. [Terebella]
A junior synonym of Nicolea venustula (Montagu, 1819)
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Hexanauplia
Family Clausiidae
Clausia Claparède, 1863: 94.
Clausia Claparède, 1863
lubbockii Claparède, 1863: 94, pl. 18 figs 7-11. [Clausia]
Clausia lubbockii Claparède, 1863
Family Monstrillidae
danae Claparède, 1863: 95, pl. 16 figs 1-6. [Monstrilla]
A junior homonym replaced by Cymbasoma thompsonii (Giesbrecht, 1893)
Family Sabelliphilidae
sarsii Claparède, 1870b: 10-18, pl. 7. [Sabelliphilus]
Sabelliphilus sarsii Claparède, 1870
Class Pycnogonida
Family Phoxichilididae
cheliferum Claparède, 1863: 103, pl. 18 fig. 12. [Phoxichilidium]
Phoxichilidium cheliferum Claparède, 1863 nomen dubium
Phylum Entoprocta
Family Loxosomatidae
kefersteinii Claparède, 1867: 28-34, pl. 6. [Loxosoma]
Loxomitra kefersteinii (Claparède, 1867)
Phylum Gastroticha
Family Thaumastodermatidae
Hemidasys Claparède, 1867: 16-23, pl. 4 figs 5-9.
Hemidasys Claparède, 1867
agaso Claparède, 1867: 16-23, pl. 4 figs 5-9. [Hemidasys]
Hemidasys agaso Claparède, 1867
Phylum Kinorhyncha
Class Cyclorhagida
Family Echinoderidae
Echinoderes Claparède, 1863: 90, pl. 16 figs 7-16.
Echinoderes Claparède, 1863
dujardinii Claparède, 1863: 90-93, pl. 16 figs 7-16. [Echinoderes]
Echinoderes dujardinii Claparède, 1863
Phylum Nematoda
Class Chromadorea
Family Desmoscolecidae
Desmoscolex Claparède, 1863: 89.
Desmoscolex Claparède, 1863
minutus Claparède, 1863: 89, pl. 18 figs 1-7. [Desmoscolex]
Desmoscolex minutus Claparède, 1863
Family Draconematidae
Chaetosoma Claparède, 1863: 88.
A junior homonym replaced by Draconema Cobb, 1913
ophicephalum Claparède, 1863: 88, pl. 18 figs 2-3. [Chaetosoma]
Draconema ophicephalum (Claparède, 1863)
Phylum Nemertina
Class Hoplonemertea
Family Oerstediidae
marmoratum Claparède, 1863: 24, pl. 5 fig. 14. [Tetrastemma]
A junior synonym of Oerstedia dorsalis (Abildgaard in Müller, 1806) (nomenclature follows McCaul, 1963)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Family Cercyridae
dioica Claparède, 1863: 18, pl. 3 figs 7-11. [Planaria]
Sabussowia dioica (Claparède, 1863)
Family Cylindrostomidae
Enterostomum Claparède, 1861: 135.
Enterostomum Claparède, 1861 nomen oblitum
fingalianum Claparède, 1861: 135-137, pl. 6 figs 11-13. [Enterostomum]
Cylindrostoma fingalianum (Claparède, 1861)
Family Euryleptidae
aurita Claparède, 1861: 144-146, pl. 7 figs 5-10. [Eurylepta]
Oligocladus auritus (Claparède, 1861)
Family Leptoplanidae
mertensii Claparède, 1861: 147-148, pl. 7 figs 11-12. [Centrostomum]
Leptoplana mertensi (Claparède, 1861) nomen dubium
Family Macrostomidae
schultzii Claparède, 1863: 15, pl. 4 figs 1-2. [Macrostomum]
Omalostomum schultzii (Claparède, 1863)
Family Polycystididae
caledonicum Claparède, 1861: 132-134, pl. 5 fig. 5. [Prostomum]
Acrorhynchides caledonicum (Claparède, 1861)
kefersteinii Claparède, 1863: 16, pl. 3 figs 1-6. [Prostomum]
A junior synonym of Polycystis naegelii Kölliker, 1845
Family Provorticidae
hispidus Claparède, 1863: 15, pl. 4 fig. 1. [Vortex]
Provortex hispidus (Claparède, 1863)
incertae sedis
Onchogaster Claparède: 1863: 13. (Not listed in WoRMS)
natator Claparède: 1863: 13, pl. 5 figs 1-4. [Onchogaster] (Not listed in WoRMS)
pachycera Claparède, 1863: 12-13, pl. 18 fig. 1. [Cercaria] (Not listed in WoRMS)
Phylum Rotifera (nomenclature follows Jersabek & Leitner, 2013)
Class Eurotatoria
Family Dicranophoridae
Balatro Claparède, 1867: 12-16, pl. 4, figs 3-4.
Balatro Claparède, 1867
calvus Claparède, 1867: 12-16, pl. 4. [Balatro]
Balatro calvus Claparède, 1867
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks are due to Peter Schuchert and Emmanuel Tardy for information on the holdings of the MHNG and other information, and to Anita Hollier for comments on the text. I am particularly grateful to Tommy Andriollo for his painstaking checking of the text and his suggestions, additions and many corrections.