WoRMS name details
Trichotropis borealis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
138988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138988)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Trichotropis herzensteini Derjugin & Gurjanova, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Trichotropis borealis var. acuminata Hägg, 1905 accepted as Ariadnaria borealis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (synonym)
- Variety Trichotropis borealis var. turrita Leche, 1878 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4: 359-379, pl. 9. [January]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275
page(s): 375 [details]
page(s): 375 [details]
Distribution Locally common, circumboreal
Distribution Arctic seas to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Arctic seas to British Columbia
Distribution Locally common, circumboreal [details]
Distribution Arctic seas to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Arctic seas to British Columbia
Distribution Arctic seas to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Arctic seas to British Columbia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trichotropis borealis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138988 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4: 359-379, pl. 9. [January]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275
page(s): 375 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 375 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]





Unreviewed
Dimensions maximum size of 15 to 20 mm in length [details]Distribution Locally common, circumboreal [details]
Distribution Arctic seas to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Arctic seas to British Columbia [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]