WoRMS taxon details
Boreotrophon cepula (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
398914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398914)
accepted
Species
Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839 · unaccepted (junior homonym of Fusus...)
junior homonym of Fusus lamellosus Borson, 1821, and F. lamellosus Philippi, 1836
Trophon cepula G. B. Sowerby II, 1880 · unaccepted
- Variety Boreotrophon cepula var. cymatus Dall, 1902 accepted as Boreotrophon cymatus Dall, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trophon cepula G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1880). Monograph of the genus <i>Trophon</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (35–36): 59–67, pls 404–405*. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937078
page(s): 61, pl. 404, fig. 14; pl. 405, fig. 27; note: replacement name for Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839 non Borson, 1821 [details]
page(s): 61, pl. 404, fig. 14; pl. 405, fig. 27; note: replacement name for Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839 non Borson, 1821 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Boreotrophon cepula (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=398914 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trophon cepula G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1880). Monograph of the genus <i>Trophon</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (35–36): 59–67, pls 404–405*. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937078
page(s): 61, pl. 404, fig. 14; pl. 405, fig. 27; note: replacement name for Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839 non Borson, 1821 [details]
original description (of Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): p. 118, pl. 36, fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (1981) Révision des Trophoninae d'Europe. Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie, 9, 1–70, pls. 1–6. [details]
page(s): 61, pl. 404, fig. 14; pl. 405, fig. 27; note: replacement name for Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839 non Borson, 1821 [details]
original description (of Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): p. 118, pl. 36, fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (1981) Révision des Trophoninae d'Europe. Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie, 9, 1–70, pls. 1–6. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; A. Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 81(4): 476-488., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyv020 [details]
Other
additional source
Houart, R. & Garrigues, B. (2023). Descriptions of 18 new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea) and other comments. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(3): 99-149.
page(s): figs 22U-W [details]
additional source Golikov A.N. & Sirenko B.I. (1998) Prosobranch gastropods of the continental slope of Kurile Islands.[In Russian] <i>Ruthenica</i> 8(2): 91–135.
page(s): 126, fig. 12 J [details] Available for editors
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page(s): figs 22U-W [details]
additional source Golikov A.N. & Sirenko B.I. (1998) Prosobranch gastropods of the continental slope of Kurile Islands.[In Russian] <i>Ruthenica</i> 8(2): 91–135.
page(s): 126, fig. 12 J [details] Available for editors






To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trophon cepula G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boreotrophon cepula)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Boreotrophon cepula (G. B. Sowerby II, 188) Japan, Hokkaidô, Tokachi, at low tide o...
To PESI (from synonym Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trophon cepula G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Boreotrophon cepula)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Boreotrophon cepula (G. B. Sowerby II, 188) Japan, Hokkaidô, Tokachi, at low tide o...
To PESI (from synonym Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839)