CaRMS taxon details
Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841)
159951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159951)
accepted
Species
Scalaria eschrichti Møller, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of ) Lyell, C. (1841). Remarks on some fossil and Recent shells, collected by Captain Bayfield, R.N., in Canada. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London.</em> (2)6(1):135–141, pl. 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36207941
page(s): 136; note: refers to Lyell (1835), pl. 2 fig. 10-11, where the species is figured but not named [details]
page(s): 136; note: refers to Lyell (1835), pl. 2 fig. 10-11, where the species is figured but not named [details]
Distribution Range: 69.22°N to 40°N; 94°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Hudson Bay, Nova...
Distribution Range: 69.22°N to 40°N; 94°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Hudson Bay, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159951 on 2025-05-16
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159951 on 2025-05-16
original description
(of Scalaria eschrichti Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): p. 83. [details]
original description (of ) Lyell, C. (1841). Remarks on some fossil and Recent shells, collected by Captain Bayfield, R.N., in Canada. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London.</em> (2)6(1):135–141, pl. 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36207941
page(s): 136; note: refers to Lyell (1835), pl. 2 fig. 10-11, where the species is figured but not named [details]
additional source Rosenberg G. (2011) A boreal affair: <i>Acirsa borealis</i> (Lyell, 1841) and <i>Opalia borealis</i> (Gould, 1852) (Mollusca: Epitoniidae). <i>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</i> 161(1): 97-103. , available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1635/053.161.0107 [details]
page(s): p. 83. [details]
original description (of ) Lyell, C. (1841). Remarks on some fossil and Recent shells, collected by Captain Bayfield, R.N., in Canada. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London.</em> (2)6(1):135–141, pl. 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36207941
page(s): 136; note: refers to Lyell (1835), pl. 2 fig. 10-11, where the species is figured but not named [details]
additional source Rosenberg G. (2011) A boreal affair: <i>Acirsa borealis</i> (Lyell, 1841) and <i>Opalia borealis</i> (Gould, 1852) (Mollusca: Epitoniidae). <i>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</i> 161(1): 97-103. , available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1635/053.161.0107 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 69.22°N to 40°N; 94°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Hudson Bay, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts [details]Habitat circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Northern white or chalky wentletrap | [details] |
