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Colpospira J. Donald, 1900
446487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446487)
accepted
Genus
Turritella runcinata R. B. Watson, 1881 accepted as Colpospira runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881) (type by original designation)
Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka, 1959 † · alternative representation
Colpospira (Colpospira) J. Donald, 1900 · alternative representation
Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Colpospira (Platycolpus) J. Donald, 1900 · unaccepted
Ctenocolpus Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platycolpus J. Donald, 1900 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Turritella (Colpospira) J. Donald, 1900 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella (Ctenocolpus) Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Colpospira accisa (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Colpospira acinella (Chapman & Crespin, 1928) †
- Species Colpospira atkinsoni (Tate & May, 1900)
- Species Colpospira australis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Colpospira bundilla Garrard, 1972
- Species Colpospira calcaria Garrard, 1972 †
- Species Colpospira circumligata (Verco, 1910)
- Species Colpospira conspicabilis (Tate, 1893) †
- Species Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Colpospira curialis (Hedley, 1907)
- Species Colpospira decoramen (Iredale, 1936)
- Species Colpospira deliciosa (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Colpospira gemmulata (Tate, 1893) †
- Species Colpospira guillaumei Iredale, 1924
- Species Colpospira joannae (Hedley, 1923)
- Species Colpospira mediolevis (Verco, 1910)
- Species Colpospira medioplicatila (Chapman & Crespin, 1928) †
- Species Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972
- Species Colpospira musgravia Garrard, 1982
- Species Colpospira okodai (Nagao, 1928) †
- Species Colpospira pagodula (Tate, 1893) †
- Species Colpospira platyspira (Tenison Woods, 1879) †
- Species Colpospira platyspiroides (Ludbrook, 1957) †
- Species Colpospira quadrata (J. Donald, 1900)
- Species Colpospira runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Colpospira sinuata (Reeve, 1849)
- Species Colpospira smithiana (J. Donald, 1900)
- Species Colpospira sophiae (Brazier, 1883)
- Species Colpospira swainsiana Garrard, 1982
- Species Colpospira terebellata (Tate, 1893) †
- Species Colpospira translucida Garrard, 1972
- Species Colpospira trilix (Cotton & N. H. Woods, 1935) †
- Species Colpospira tristira (Tate, 1885) †
- Species Colpospira wollumbi Garrard, 1972
- Species Colpospira yarramundi Garrard, 1972
- Subgenus Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) Iredale, 1925 accepted as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) australis (Lamarck, 1822) represented as Colpospira australis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Subgenus Colpospira (Platycolpus) J. Donald, 1900 accepted as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900
- Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) musgravia Garrard, 1982 accepted as Colpospira musgravia Garrard, 1982 (Original combination)
- Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) quadrata (J. Donald, 1900) accepted as Colpospira quadrata (J. Donald, 1900)
- Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) warburtonii (Tenison Woods, 1877) † accepted as Turritella warburtonii Tenison Woods, 1877 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) acinella (Chapman & Crespin, 1928) † represented as Colpospira acinella (Chapman & Crespin, 1928) †
- Species Colpospira aquamarina Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881) (superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira congelata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1849) accepted as Turritella congelata A. Adams & Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation)
- Species Colpospira indigena Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972 (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka, 1959 † represented as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) concava E. von Martens, 1880 accepted as Turritella martensi Selli, 1974 (invalid: junior homonym of Turritella concava Say, 1826, and several others; Turritella martensi Selli, 1974 is a replacement name)
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) reefiana Garrard, 1982 accepted as Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972 (Synonym)
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) smithiana (J. Donald, 1900) accepted as Colpospira smithiana (J. Donald, 1900) (Synonym)
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) swainsiana Garrard, 1982 accepted as Colpospira swainsiana Garrard, 1982 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) accisa (R. B. Watson, 1881) represented as Colpospira accisa (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) atkinsoni (Tate & May, 1900) represented as Colpospira atkinsoni (Tate & May, 1900)
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) okodai Nagao, 1928 † represented as Colpospira okodai (Nagao, 1928) †
- Species Colpospira (Acutospira) yarramundi Garrard, 1972 represented as Colpospira yarramundi Garrard, 1972
- Subgenus Colpospira (Colpospira) J. Donald, 1900 represented as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) aquamarina Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) bundilla Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira bundilla Garrard, 1972 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) indigena Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972 (Synonym - Original combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) mediolevis (Verco, 1910) accepted as Colpospira mediolevis (Verco, 1910) (Alternate representation)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) moretonensis Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972 (Original combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881) accepted as Colpospira runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) sinuata (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Colpospira sinuata (Reeve, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) sophiae (Brazier, 1883) accepted as Colpospira sophiae (Brazier, 1883)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) translucida Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira translucida Garrard, 1972 (Original combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) wollumbi Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira wollumbi Garrard, 1972 (Original combination)
- Species Colpospira (Colpospira) calcaria Garrard, 1972 † represented as Colpospira calcaria Garrard, 1972 †
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Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 47-55.
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
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original description
Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 47-55.
page(s): 51 [details]
original description (of Ctenocolpus Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 266 [details]
original description (of Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka, 1959 †) Kotaka, T. (1959). The Cenozoic Turritellidae of japan. <em>The science reports of the Tohoku University.</em> Second series, 3:1- 135, 15 pls, 3 tabs . 7 charts.
page(s): p. 101. [details]
original description (of Platycolpus J. Donald, 1900) Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 47-55.
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Cotton, B. C. & Godfrey, F. K. (1931). South Australian Shells. Part I. <em>The South Australian Naturalist.</em> 12 (4): 51-63, pls. I-II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42129224
page(s): p. 57. [details]
additional source Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): p. 387. [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
original description (of Ctenocolpus Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 266 [details]
original description (of Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka, 1959 †) Kotaka, T. (1959). The Cenozoic Turritellidae of japan. <em>The science reports of the Tohoku University.</em> Second series, 3:1- 135, 15 pls, 3 tabs . 7 charts.
page(s): p. 101. [details]
original description (of Platycolpus J. Donald, 1900) Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 47-55.
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Cotton, B. C. & Godfrey, F. K. (1931). South Australian Shells. Part I. <em>The South Australian Naturalist.</em> 12 (4): 51-63, pls. I-II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42129224
page(s): p. 57. [details]
additional source Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): p. 387. [details]



