WoRMS taxon details
Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861
216348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216348)
accepted
Species
Trochus (Infundibulum) nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 · unaccepted
Trochus (Polydonta) nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 · unaccepted
Trochus (Trochus) nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 · alternative representation
Trochus hanleyanus Reeve, 1842 sensu Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted
Trochus textilis Reeve, 1861 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1861-1862). Monograph of the genus <i>Trochus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 13, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1862; pl. 2-8, November 1861; pl. 9-15, December 1861; pl. 16, June 1862]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27365976 [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal [details]
Description Description: as T. virgatus, but paler brown with darker bands and spots. Distribution: occurs in the southern part of the...
Description Description: as T. virgatus, but paler brown with darker bands and spots. Distribution: occurs in the southern part of the Western Indian Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216348 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1861-1862). Monograph of the genus <i>Trochus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 13, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1862; pl. 2-8, November 1861; pl. 9-15, December 1861; pl. 16, June 1862]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27365976 [details]
original description (of Trochus textilis Reeve, 1861) Reeve, L. A. (1861-1862). Monograph of the genus <i>Trochus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 13, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1862; pl. 2-8, November 1861; pl. 9-15, December 1861; pl. 16, June 1862]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27365976 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Trochus textilis Reeve, 1861) Reeve, L. A. (1861-1862). Monograph of the genus <i>Trochus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 13, pl. 1-47 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1862; pl. 2-8, November 1861; pl. 9-15, December 1861; pl. 16, June 1862]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27365976 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Kilburn R.N. (1970). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, I. <em>Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums.</em> 8(4): 39-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52280437 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 24 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 24 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Description: as T. virgatus, but paler brown with darker bands and spots. Distribution: occurs in the southern part of the Western Indian Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | black-spotted topshell | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trochus hanleyanus Reeve, 1842 sensu Krauss, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trochus nigropunctatus)
To Genbank
To Malacopics (Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, coll...
To Malacopics (Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Scottburgh, on rock...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trochus nigropunctatus)
To Genbank
To Malacopics (Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, coll...
To Malacopics (Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Scottburgh, on rock...
