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Turritella absoluta Goldfuss, 1844 †
1606501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1606501)
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Goldfuss, G. A. (1841-1844). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Dritter Teil: 128 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-20, pls. 166-171 (1841); 21-28, pls. 172-195 (1844); I-IV, 29-128, pls. 196-200 (1844)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): p. 103, n. 2, pl. 195, fig. 11. [details]
page(s): p. 103, n. 2, pl. 195, fig. 11. [details]
Type locality contained in Germany
type locality contained in Germany [details]
Nomenclature Turritella obsoleta J. de C. Sowerby, 1839 is an earlier name for this species yet is a junior secondary homonym of...
Nomenclature Turritella obsoleta J. de C. Sowerby, 1839 is an earlier name for this species yet is a junior secondary homonym of Turritella obsoleta (Gmelin, 1791) (= Turbo obsoletus Gmelin, 1791 as recombined by Bosc, 1801 = Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)).
Orgigny (1850, Vol. 1, p. 62, n. 221) unnecessarily replaced the name introduced by Sowerby as Loxonema subobsoleta (sub[stitut]-obsoleta) duly referring to both Goldfuss and Sowerby.
However, the name introduced by Goldfuss is the first available name for this species, and is as such to be maintained. [details]
Orgigny (1850, Vol. 1, p. 62, n. 221) unnecessarily replaced the name introduced by Sowerby as Loxonema subobsoleta (sub[stitut]-obsoleta) duly referring to both Goldfuss and Sowerby.
However, the name introduced by Goldfuss is the first available name for this species, and is as such to be maintained. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella absoluta Goldfuss, 1844 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606501 on 2025-09-11
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Goldfuss, G. A. (1841-1844). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Dritter Teil: 128 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-20, pls. 166-171 (1841); 21-28, pls. 172-195 (1844); I-IV, 29-128, pls. 196-200 (1844)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): p. 103, n. 2, pl. 195, fig. 11. [details]
additional source Giebel, C. (1866). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea Quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghausiano Muensteriano alusque extant iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Repertorium zu Goldfuss' Peterfacten Deutschlands, Ein Verzeichniss aller Synoniemen und Literarischen Nachweise zu den von Goldfuss abgebildeten Arten. Leipzig (List & Francke). pp. 122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19049718
page(s): p. 106. [details]
additional source Steininger, J. (1853). Geognostische Beschreibung der Eifel. 144 pp. Lintz'sche Buchhandlung, Trier.
page(s): p. 44, n. 2. [details]
additional source Quenstedt, F. A. (1881-1884). Gasteropoden. in: <i>Petrefactenkunde Deutschlands</i>, Vol. 7. Heft 1: 1-192, pls 1-6 [1881]; Heft 2: 193-320, pls 191-196 [1882]; Heft 3: 321-464, pls 197-202 [1883]; Heft 4: 465-592, pls 203-208 [1884]; Heft 5: 593-736, pls 209-214 [1884]; Heft 6: 737-867, pls 215-218 [1884]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14810733
page(s): p. 310, pl. 196, figs 83-86. [details]
page(s): p. 103, n. 2, pl. 195, fig. 11. [details]
additional source Giebel, C. (1866). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea Quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghausiano Muensteriano alusque extant iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Repertorium zu Goldfuss' Peterfacten Deutschlands, Ein Verzeichniss aller Synoniemen und Literarischen Nachweise zu den von Goldfuss abgebildeten Arten. Leipzig (List & Francke). pp. 122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19049718
page(s): p. 106. [details]
additional source Steininger, J. (1853). Geognostische Beschreibung der Eifel. 144 pp. Lintz'sche Buchhandlung, Trier.
page(s): p. 44, n. 2. [details]
additional source Quenstedt, F. A. (1881-1884). Gasteropoden. in: <i>Petrefactenkunde Deutschlands</i>, Vol. 7. Heft 1: 1-192, pls 1-6 [1881]; Heft 2: 193-320, pls 191-196 [1882]; Heft 3: 321-464, pls 197-202 [1883]; Heft 4: 465-592, pls 203-208 [1884]; Heft 5: 593-736, pls 209-214 [1884]; Heft 6: 737-867, pls 215-218 [1884]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14810733
page(s): p. 310, pl. 196, figs 83-86. [details]
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Nomenclature Turritella obsoleta J. de C. Sowerby, 1839 is an earlier name for this species yet is a junior secondary homonym of Turritella obsoleta (Gmelin, 1791) (= Turbo obsoletus Gmelin, 1791 as recombined by Bosc, 1801 = Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)).Orgigny (1850, Vol. 1, p. 62, n. 221) unnecessarily replaced the name introduced by Sowerby as Loxonema subobsoleta (sub[stitut]-obsoleta) duly referring to both Goldfuss and Sowerby.
However, the name introduced by Goldfuss is the first available name for this species, and is as such to be maintained. [details]
