MolluscaBase taxon details
Turritellopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1919
140348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140348)
accepted
Species
Mesalia acicula (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior primary homonym of...)
junior primary homonym of Turritella acicula Phillips, 1836
Turritellopsis acicula (W. Stimpson, 1851) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritellopsis acicula stimpsoni Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Turritellopsis acicula var. stimpsoni Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > superseded rank
marine
Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 347 [details]
page(s): 347 [details]
Distribution Range: 74.58°N to 42°N; 70.9°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada:...
Distribution Range: 74.58°N to 42°N; 70.9°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Labrador, New Brunswick; USA: Massachusetts [details]
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original description
Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 347 [details]
original description (of Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
original description (of Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). paper containing notices of several species of Testaceous Mollusca new to Massachusetts Bay, including new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 12-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870738
page(s): 15-16 [details]
original description (of Turritellopsis acicula var. stimpsoni Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 347 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
additional source Warén, A. (1996). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3. <em>Sarsia.</em> 81: 197-245., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/31809.pdf
page(s): p. 241-242, figs 28A-C, 29C-D, 30B-E. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hasegawa K. (2010) A taxonomical note on the species previously recorded as "<i>Turritella acicula stimpsoni</i> Dall" in the northwest Pacific. <i>Chiribotan</i> 40(2): 69-78. [in Japanese]
page(s): 75 [details]
page(s): 347 [details]
original description (of Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823 [details]
original description (of Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851) Stimpson, W. (1851). paper containing notices of several species of Testaceous Mollusca new to Massachusetts Bay, including new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 12-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870738
page(s): 15-16 [details]
original description (of Turritellopsis acicula var. stimpsoni Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 347 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. (2004). Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20250405073114/http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
additional source Warén, A. (1996). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3. <em>Sarsia.</em> 81: 197-245., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/31809.pdf
page(s): p. 241-242, figs 28A-C, 29C-D, 30B-E. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hasegawa K. (2010) A taxonomical note on the species previously recorded as "<i>Turritella acicula stimpsoni</i> Dall" in the northwest Pacific. <i>Chiribotan</i> 40(2): 69-78. [in Japanese]
page(s): 75 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 74.58°N to 42°N; 70.9°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Labrador, New Brunswick; USA: Massachusetts [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | needle turretsnail [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | turritelle aiguë [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Turritellopsis acicula (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Malacopics (Turritellopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1919 Spain, Andalucia, Cadiz, Bahia de Cadiz, MOUNDF...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851)
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Turritellopsis acicula (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Turritellopsis acicula (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To Malacopics (Turritellopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1919 Spain, Andalucia, Cadiz, Bahia de Cadiz, MOUNDF...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851)
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Turritellopsis acicula (W. Stimpson, 1851))
To ITIS
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