MolluscaBase taxon details
Volvarina elliptica (Redfield, 1870)
474028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:474028)
accepted
Species
Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870 · unaccepted (original combination)
Volutella elongata Pease, 1868 · unaccepted
Volvarina elongata (Pease, 1868) · unaccepted
marine
(of Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870) Redfield, J. H. (1870). Rectification of the synonymy of certain species of <i>Marginella</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(2): 172-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6991749 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volvarina elliptica (Redfield, 1870). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474028 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870) Redfield, J. H. (1870). Rectification of the synonymy of certain species of <i>Marginella</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(2): 172-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6991749 [details]
original description (of Volutella elongata Pease, 1868) Pease, W. H. (1868). Description of sixty-five new species of marine Gastropodae, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(4): 271-297, pls 23-24. [published 2 April 1868]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6659055
page(s): 281, pl. 23 fig. 23. [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
additional source Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2004. The genus <i>Volvarina</i> (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) in Polynesia. <i>Novapex</i> 5(4): 131-138 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Volutella elongata Pease, 1868) Pease, W. H. (1868). Description of sixty-five new species of marine Gastropodae, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(4): 271-297, pls 23-24. [published 2 April 1868]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6659055
page(s): 281, pl. 23 fig. 23. [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
additional source Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2004. The genus <i>Volvarina</i> (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) in Polynesia. <i>Novapex</i> 5(4): 131-138 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Volutella elongata. Pease, 1868. American Journal of Conchology 3 (4): 281, pl. 23, fig. 23 - catalog no. 29168) (from synonym Volutella elongata Pease, 1868)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
