(ofTurbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778)Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783[details]
Note Guernsey and Cornwall, English Channel.
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Type locality Guernsey and Cornwall, English Channel. [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to Morocco, and throughout the Mediterranean; common in the Canary Islands,...
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to Morocco, and throughout the Mediterranean; common in the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, from low tide mark to ca. 50 m alive, to considerable depth as transported shells. Gorringe, Ampère and Seine seamounts, rare in 70-360 m, mostly as dead shells. [details]
original description(ofTurbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778)Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783[details]
original description(ofAcinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972)Nordsieck, F. (1972). <i>Die europäischen Meeresschnecken (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae; Rissoacea). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer</i>. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart. XIII + 327 pp. page(s): 188-189; pl. R VII 2 [details]
original description(ofAlvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1895. 1. Mollusques Gastéropodes. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 9: 395-498, pl. 15-22., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10117292 page(s): 456-457 [62-63 in reprint]; pl. 19 fig. 10-11 [details]
basis of recordGofas, 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 athttp://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf[details]
additional sourceÁvila, S.P.; Cardigos, F.; Santos, R.S. (2004). D. João de Castro Bank, a shallow water hydrothermal-vent in the Azores: checklist of marine Molluscs. <i>Arquipélago (Ciénc. Biol. Mar./Life Mar. Sci.) 21A</i>: 75-80 (look up in IMIS) page(s): 77 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Biology Type of larval development: planktotrophic [details] Diagnosis Shell 4-5 mm high; protoconch with 3 convex whorls, teleoconch with 4-4.5 whorls, quite solid. Sculpture of protoconch of spiral rows of fine granules, indistinct in optical microscopy; sculpture of teleoconch with a coarse lattice of high spiral cords narrower than the interspaces, and orthocline axial ribs slightly thicker than the cords and bulging at the intersections. Aperture with outer lip thickened, finely denticulated inside, with strong projections terminating the spiral cords on the outer side. [details] Type locality Guernsey and Cornwall, English Channel. [details]
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Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to Morocco, and throughout the Mediterranean; common in the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, from low tide mark to ca. 50 m alive, to considerable depth as transported shells. Gorringe, Ampère and Seine seamounts, rare in 70-360 m, mostly as dead shells. [details]