WoRMS taxon details
Scissurella azorensis Nolt, 2008
367562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367562)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nolt J.M. (2008). A new species of <i>Scissurella</i> from the Azores with discussions on <i>Sinezona semicostata</i> Burnay & Rolan, 1990 and Sinezona cingulata (O.G. Costa, 1861) (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Scissurellidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1678, 51-62.
page(s): 54-57, figs. 1, 2A [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 54-57, figs. 1, 2A [details] Available for editors

Type locality contained in Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Santa Maria Island, off Ponta do Marvao,...
type locality contained in Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Type locality Santa Maria Island, off Ponta do Marvao, Azores, Portugal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scissurella azorensis Nolt, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367562 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Nolt J.M. (2008). A new species of <i>Scissurella</i> from the Azores with discussions on <i>Sinezona semicostata</i> Burnay & Rolan, 1990 and Sinezona cingulata (O.G. Costa, 1861) (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Scissurellidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1678, 51-62.
page(s): 54-57, figs. 1, 2A [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 54-57, figs. 1, 2A [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
redescription
Geiger, D.L. (2012). Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. <i>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs</i>. Number 7. [30 October 2012].
page(s): 1: 147, figs. 48-50 [details]
page(s): 1: 147, figs. 48-50 [details]
Other
additional source
Micali P. & Geiger D.L. (2015). Additions and corrections to the Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Gastropoda Vetigastropoda) of the Mediterranean Sea, with first record of <i>Sinezona semicostata</i> Burnay et Rolán, 1990. <em>Biodiversity Journal.</em> 6(3): 703-708., available online at http://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/6%283%29_703-708.pdf [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality Santa Maria Island, off Ponta do Marvao, Azores, Portugal [details]