MolluscaBase taxon details
Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844)
1060517 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060517)
accepted
Species
Mitra cylindracea Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Mitra polymorpha Tomlin, 1920 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name for...)
unnecessary substitute name for Mitra variabilis, by Tomlin treated as a secondary homonym of Voluta variabilis Link, 1807
Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 95 [details]
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 95 [details]
Type locality contained in Torres Strait
type locality contained in Torres Strait [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060517 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Mitra cylindracea Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 97 [details]
original description (of Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 95 [details]
original description (of Mitra polymorpha Tomlin, 1920) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1920). On certain of Link's names in the Mitridae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 133-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42791214#page/333/
page(s): 134 [details]
new combination reference Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of <i>Mitra</i>: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 183(2): 253-337., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-pdf/183/2/253/25046972/zlx073.pdf [details]
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 97 [details]
original description (of Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 95 [details]
original description (of Mitra polymorpha Tomlin, 1920) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1920). On certain of Link's names in the Mitridae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 133-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42791214#page/333/
page(s): 134 [details]
new combination reference Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of <i>Mitra</i>: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 183(2): 253-337., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-pdf/183/2/253/25046972/zlx073.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844)
To Malacopics (Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844) Australia, Queensland, Mackay, Hazelwood Island, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844)
To Malacopics (Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844) Australia, Queensland, Mackay, Hazelwood Island, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844)
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