MolluscaBase name details
Acicularia Monterosato, 1884
536935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:536935)
unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Acicularia d'Archiac, 1837 [Porifera] and several others)
Genus
Eulima beryllina Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Crinophtheiros comatulicola (Graff, 1875) (type by subsequent designation)
Eulima (Acicularia) Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded rank (junior homonym of Acicularia...)
junior homonym of Acicularia d'Archiac, 1837 [Porifera] and several others
- Species Acicularia lubrica Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Melanella lubrica (Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Acicularia monterosatoi Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Melanella monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890) (original combination)
- Species Acicularia pernula Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Melanella pernula (Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Acicularia translucens Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Melanella translucens (Monterosato, 1890)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 102 [details]
page(s): 102 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acicularia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536935 on 2025-09-12
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Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 102 [details]
additional source Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl., 13: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/49.supplement_13.1
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation Crosse, H. (1885). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee, pel Marchese di Monterosato [book review]. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 33: 139-142., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15979493
page(s): 141 [details]
page(s): 102 [details]
additional source Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl., 13: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/49.supplement_13.1
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Crosse, H. (1885). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee, pel Marchese di Monterosato [book review]. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 33: 139-142., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15979493
page(s): 141 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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