MolluscaBase taxon details
Onoba mighelsii (W. Stimpson, 1851)
141317 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141317)
accepted
Species
Alvania dinora Bartsch, 1917 · unaccepted (Basionym, taxon does not belong...)
Basionym, taxon does not belong to Alvania
Alvania exarata (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Alvania mighelsi (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Alvania mighelsii (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cingula arenaria Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 · unaccepted (Renamed by Stimpson on the basis...)
Renamed by Stimpson on the basis of supposed homonymy (cf. ICZN art. 59.3)
Onoba exarata (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Onoba mighelsi (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Rissoa arenaria (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) · unaccepted > superseded combination (Originally described in Cingula;...)
Originally described in Cingula; not a Rissoa; preoccupied
Rissoa exarata W. Stimpson, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rissoa mighelsii W. Stimpson, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Rissoa mighelsii W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
Distribution Range: 73°N to 42.5°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada:...
Taxonomy ITIS list Alvania castanea as a synonym of Boreocingula castanea, however this specie's southern limit is 60°N, making it...
Distribution Range: 73°N to 42.5°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Newfoundland, Quebec, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts [details]
Taxonomy ITIS list Alvania castanea as a synonym of Boreocingula castanea, however this specie's southern limit is 60°N, making it...
Taxonomy ITIS list Alvania castanea as a synonym of Boreocingula castanea, however this specie's southern limit is 60°N, making it an arctic species not found in the Bay of Fundy. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Onoba mighelsii (W. Stimpson, 1851). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141317 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Alvania dinora Bartsch, 1917) Bartsch, P. (1917). Descriptions of new west American marine mollusks and notes on previously described forms. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52(2193): 637-681, pls. 42-47 [May 29]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765824
page(s): 678; plate 46, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Rissoa exarata W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
original description (of Rissoa mighelsii W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
original description (of Cingula arenaria Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) Mighels, J. W.; Adams, C. B. (1842). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of New England shells. Boston Journal of Natural History, 4: 37-54, pl. 4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5362938
page(s): 49; plate 4, fig. 24 [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]
basis of record Stimpson, W. (1851). paper containing notices of several species of Testaceous Mollusca new to Massachusetts Bay, including new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 12-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870738 [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 678; plate 46, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Rissoa exarata W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
original description (of Rissoa mighelsii W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
original description (of Cingula arenaria Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) Mighels, J. W.; Adams, C. B. (1842). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of New England shells. Boston Journal of Natural History, 4: 37-54, pl. 4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5362938
page(s): 49; plate 4, fig. 24 [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]
basis of record Stimpson, W. (1851). paper containing notices of several species of Testaceous Mollusca new to Massachusetts Bay, including new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 12-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870738 [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Range: 73°N to 42.5°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Newfoundland, Quebec, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Taxonomy ITIS list Alvania castanea as a synonym of Boreocingula castanea, however this specie's southern limit is 60°N, making it an arctic species not found in the Bay of Fundy. [details]
