WoRMS name details
Tornatella tessellata Reeve, 1842
1485227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1485227)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Tornatella Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Acteon Montfort, 1810
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228
page(s): Vol. 2: 147, pl. 206, fig. 3. [details]
page(s): Vol. 2: 147, pl. 206, fig. 3. [details]
Note Reeve gave as type locality In sinum Persicum...
Type locality Reeve gave as type locality In sinum Persicum [= Persian Gulf], but writes that the shell was collected by Dr. Rüppell in the Red Sea. As it is known that Rüppell collected indeed in the Red Sea, this is accepted as correct type locality. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tornatella tessellata Reeve, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1485227 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228
page(s): Vol. 2: 147, pl. 206, fig. 3. [details]
page(s): Vol. 2: 147, pl. 206, fig. 3. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Petit, R. E. (2007) Lovell Augustus Reeve (1814-1865): malacological author and publisher. Zootaxa 1648:1-120., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01648p120.pdf
page(s): 56. [details]
page(s): 56. [details]
Other
additional source
Reeve, L. A. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Tornatella</i>, a small group of pectinibranchiate mollusks of the family Plicacea, including descriptions of seven new species, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 10: 58–62. [November 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679820
page(s): 60. [details]
page(s): 60. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Reeve gave as type locality In sinum Persicum [= Persian Gulf], but writes that the shell was collected by Dr. Rüppell in the Red Sea. As it is known that Rüppell collected indeed in the Red Sea, this is accepted as correct type locality. [details]
