MolluscaBase taxon details
Turritella nodulosa P. P. King, 1832
446570 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446570)
accepted
Species
Turritella papillosa Kiener, 1843 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5(125): 332-349., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657695
page(s): 347 [details]
page(s): 347 [details]
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original description
King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 5(125): 332-349., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27657695
page(s): 347 [details]
original description (of Turritella papillosa Kiener, 1843) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-11, pl. 1-5 [pp. 1-11 (1850); pl. 1-3, 5 (1847), 4 (1848)]; Famille des Plicacées de Lamarck, et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Tornatelle (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879
page(s): 31 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 95 [details]
additional source Grant, U. S. & Gale, H. R. (1931). Catalogue of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California and adjacent regions. <em>Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 1036 pp., 32 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2834182
page(s): p. 774-775. [details]
additional source Merriam, C. W. (1941). Fossil Turritellas from the Pacific Coast Region of North America. <em>University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences.</em> Volume 26, No. 1, pp. 1-214, plates 1-41; 19 figures in text, 1 map., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822023465453;view=1up;seq=9
page(s): p. 56. [details]
additional source Oldroyd, I. S. (1927). The marine shells of the west coast of North America. <em>Stanford University Publications in Geological Sciences.</em> Volume 2, part 3, pp. 340, pls 73-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58082301
page(s): p. 55. [details]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 4, sp. 11 [details]
page(s): 347 [details]
original description (of Turritella papillosa Kiener, 1843) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-11, pl. 1-5 [pp. 1-11 (1850); pl. 1-3, 5 (1847), 4 (1848)]; Famille des Plicacées de Lamarck, et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Tornatelle (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879
page(s): 31 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 95 [details]
additional source Grant, U. S. & Gale, H. R. (1931). Catalogue of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California and adjacent regions. <em>Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 1036 pp., 32 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2834182
page(s): p. 774-775. [details]
additional source Merriam, C. W. (1941). Fossil Turritellas from the Pacific Coast Region of North America. <em>University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences.</em> Volume 26, No. 1, pp. 1-214, plates 1-41; 19 figures in text, 1 map., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822023465453;view=1up;seq=9
page(s): p. 56. [details]
additional source Oldroyd, I. S. (1927). The marine shells of the west coast of North America. <em>Stanford University Publications in Geological Sciences.</em> Volume 2, part 3, pp. 340, pls 73-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58082301
page(s): p. 55. [details]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 4, sp. 11 [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella nodulosa)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Malacopics (Turritella nodulosa P. P. King, 1832 Mexico, Sonora, Bahia San Carlos)
To Malacopics (Turritella nodulosa P. P. King, 1832 Panama, Veraguas, Isla Medidora)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella nodulosa)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Malacopics (Turritella nodulosa P. P. King, 1832 Mexico, Sonora, Bahia San Carlos)
To Malacopics (Turritella nodulosa P. P. King, 1832 Panama, Veraguas, Isla Medidora)
To ITIS