Genera that contain: Mola [ 17 ] records

Acanthosoma DeKay [J. E.] 1842:330 [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Neut. Diodon carinatus Mitchill 1828. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:110 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Aledon Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:76 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Masc. Aledon storeri Castelnau 1861. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that of Jordan & Evermann 1898:1753 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:110 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Amblypharyngodon Bleeker [P.] 1860:433 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 370] Masc. Cyprinus mola Hamilton 1822. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently appeared first in key, without species. Two species included by Bleeker 1859:260 [ref. 371]. Based on "Amblypharyngodon Blkr = Mola Heck." and discussion by Bleeker 1860:409-410 [ref. 380], regarded here as a replacement name (C. mola also designated type by Bleeker 1863:202 [ref. 397] and 1863:28 [ref. 4859]). •Valid as Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:105 [ref. 24860], Jayaram 1981:86 [ref. 6497], Kottelat 1989:6 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:2 [ref. 22832], Ataur Rahman 2003:122 [ref. 31338], Tang et al. 2010:202 [ref. 31204], Kottelat 2013:73 [ref. 32989], Sudasinghe et al. 2019:25 [ref. 36481]). Current status: Valid as Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860. Danionidae: Rasborinae.

Cephalus Shaw [G.] 1804:437 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Masc. Cephalus brevis Shaw 1804 (= Tetraodon mola Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. Cephalus brevis Shaw an unneeded new name for Tetraodon mola Linnaeus. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Diplanchias Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:17 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Masc. Diplanchias nasus Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Masturus Gill [T. N.] 1884:425 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (nos 26-27) (art. 448); ref. 1727] Masc. Orthagoriscus oxyuropterus Bleeker 1873. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1770 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495]). •Valid as Masturus Gill 1884 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1951:98 [ref. 19546], Tortonese 1973:649 [ref. 7192], Tyler 1980:391 [ref. 4477], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:366 [ref. 6441], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1348 [ref. 13677], Kan 1986 [ref. 6313], Heemstra 1986:907 [ref. 5660], Gomon et al. 1994:915 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:183 [ref. 23547], Hutchins 2001:3966 [ref. 26319], Santini & Tyler 2002:38 [ref. 25998], Matsuura 2003:2015 [ref. 27119], Parenti 2003:1 [ref. 27311], Yamanoue et al. 2004:269 [ref. 28362], Bray & Hoese 2006:1937 [ref. 29049], Bray 2008:859 [ref. 30620], Kottelat 2013:481 [ref. 32989], Matsuura 2014:25 [ref. 33576], Stewart & Struthers 2015:1746 [ref. 34300], Golani & Fricke 2018:184 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Masturus Gill 1884. Molidae.

Mola Koelreuter [I. T.] 1766:337 [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 10 (for 1764); ref. 23086] Fem. Mola aculeata Koelreuter 1766. Type by monotypy. Original seen. Establishment of type species possibly dates to Fraser-Brunner 1951. •Valid as Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Tortonese 1973:649 [ref. 7192], Tyler 1980:391 [ref. 4477], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:366 [ref. 6441], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1349 [ref. 13677], Heemstra 1986:908 [ref. 5660], Gomon et al. 1994:917 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:180 [ref. 23547], Hutchins 2001:3966 [ref. 26319], Santini & Tyler 2002:38 [ref. 25998], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:852 [ref. 25968], Matsuura 2003:2015 [ref. 27119], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311], Parin 2003:S36 [ref. 28536], Yamanoue et al. 2004:269 [ref. 28362], Bray & Hoese 2006:1937 [ref. 29049], Bray 2008:859 [ref. 30620], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:76 [ref. 36649], Jawad 2013:287 [ref. 32727], Thys et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32728], Matsuura 2014:25 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:556 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Struthers 2015:1747 [ref. 34300], Pietsch & Orr 2015:72 [ref. 34694], Sawai et al. 2017:99 [ref. 35370] with Mola species A, B and C, Nyegaard et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35492], Sawai et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35699], Golani & Fricke 2018:184 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:183 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Mola Cuvier [G.] 1797:323 [Tableau élémentaire de l'Histoire Naturélle; ref. 1018] Fem. Tetraodon mola Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). Perhaps not intended as an original description, the name appearing in earlier [uncited] works. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311], Nyegaard et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35492]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Mola Heckel [J. J.] 1848:359 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika; ref. 33188] Fem. Cyprinus mola Hamilton 1822. Type by absolute tautonymy. Apparently appeared in Appendix to ref. 2067; original not located. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Mola Koelreuter 1766 and Mola Cuvier 1798, both in fishes; replaced by Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860. •In the synonymy of Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860 -- (Kottelat 2013:72 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860. Danionidae: Rasborinae.

Mola Blyth [E.] 1860:164 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Fem. Mola buchanani Blyth 1860 (= Cyprinus mola Hamilton 1822). Type by original designation (also by absolute tautonymy of senior objective synonym--mola renamed buchanani by Blyth). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Mola Heckel 1843; also preoccupied by Mola Koelreuter 1766. Mola Heckel replaced by Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1869. Clearly intended as a new genus. •Synonym of Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860 -- (Kottelat 2013:73 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860. Danionidae: Rasborinae.

Molacanthus Swainson [W.] 1839:195, 329 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Molacanthus pallasii Swainson 1839 (= Diodon mola Pallas 1770). Type by monotypy. Swainson included one species as "M. Pallasii Sw. Pall. Spec. zool. pl. 4." Swainson's pallasii is an unneeded substitute for D. mola Pallas. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Orthragoriscus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:510 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Masc. Tetraodon mola Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. According to Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311], Orthragoriscus Bloch & Schneider 1801 was spelled Orthragoriascus by early authors, who regarded original as misprinted, but spelled Orthragoriscus on pp. lvii, 510, plate 97 and on p. 583. The type-species of Orthragus Rafinesque 1810 was first designated by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 12, 1827:503 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]); although Bory de Saint Vincent spelled the genus as Ostragus, it is clear he was referring to Rafinesque's genus. Also appeared as new (credited to Gmelin but sensu Plinius) in Billberg 1833:53 [ref. 34146]; see Kullander 2016:110 [ref. 34147]. •Objective synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Tortonese 1973:649 [ref. 7192], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Orthragus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:17 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Masc. Tetraodon mola Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type first designated by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 12, 1827:503 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]); although Bory de Saint Vincent spelled the genus as Ostragus, it is clear he was referring to Rafinesque's genus. •Objective synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Ozodura Ranzani [C.] 1839:75, table [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 3; ref. 3605] Fem. Ozodura orsini Ranzani 1839. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Pallasia Nardo [G. D.] 1840:112 [Annali delle Scienze del Regno Lombardo-Veneto, Padova v. 10; ref. 3149] Fem. Orthragoriscus hispidus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy. Also appeared as new in Nardo 1840:190 [Atti della Prima Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani Tenuta in Pisa 1840:189-190]. Misspelled as Pallasina in Eschmeyer 1998:1271, 2054 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:110 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Trematopsis Ranzani [C.] 1839:74, table [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 3; ref. 3605] Fem. Trematopsis willugbei Ranzani 1839. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:110 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.

Tympanomium Ranzani [C.] 1839:74, table [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 3; ref. 3605] Neut. Tympanomium planci Ranzani 1839. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:8 [ref. 1495], Fraser-Brunner 1951:109 [ref. 19546], Parenti 2003:2 [ref. 27311]). Current status: Synonym of Mola Koelreuter 1766. Molidae.