MolluscaBase taxon details
Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844)
217130 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217130)
accepted
Species
Latiaxis pagodus G. B. Sowerby II, 1882 · unaccepted
Latiaxis tortilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pyrula fusiformis Rolland du Roquan, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pyrula idoleum Jonas, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trophon gyratus Hinds, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Trophon gyratus Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. Smith, Elder and Co., London, v + 72 pp., 21 pls. [Pp. 1-24, pls. 1-7, July 1844; pp. 25-48, pl. 8-14, October 1844; p. i-v, 49-72, pl. 15-21, January 1845]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114183
page(s): 14, pl. 1, figs 14, 15. [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 1, figs 14, 15. [details]
Type locality contained in Makassar Strait
type locality contained in Makassar Strait [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217130 on 2026-09-10
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original description
(of Latiaxis tortilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1864). Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1863: 428-435., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681784
page(s): 431 [details]
original description (of Trophon gyratus Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. Smith, Elder and Co., London, v + 72 pp., 21 pls. [Pp. 1-24, pls. 1-7, July 1844; pp. 25-48, pl. 8-14, October 1844; p. i-v, 49-72, pl. 15-21, January 1845]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114183
page(s): 14, pl. 1, figs 14, 15. [details]
original description (of Pyrula idoleum Jonas, 1847) Jonas, J. H. (1846-1847). Descriptions of new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 14: 34-36; 120-121. [published pp. 34-36 May 1846; pp. 120-121 26 Jan. 1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862684
page(s): 120. [details]
original description (of Pyrula fusiformis Rolland du Roquan, 1853) Rolland du Roquan, [R. O.]. (1853). Notice sur diverses coquilles classées dans le genre <i>Pyrula</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 4: 405-409., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15859768
page(s): 406-407; note: Name attributed by Rolland du Roquan to Chenu, 1847, but he only used French vernacular names [details]
original description (of Latiaxis pagodus G. B. Sowerby II, 1882) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1882). Monograph of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (37–38): 1–5, pl. 424. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085013
page(s): 3, pl. 424, figs. 2, 3; note: name attributed by Sowerby to Jonas [details]
basis of record Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. <em>in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 196: 481-585. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 526 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
identification resource Kosuge S. & Suzuki M. (1985). Illustrated catalogue of <i>Latiaxis</i> and its related groups, Family Coralliophilidae. <em>Institute of Malacology of Tokyo, Special Publication.</em> 1: v + 83 pp., 50 pls.
page(s): 7, pl. 3 figs 1-10, pl. 25 fig. 2. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 431 [details]
original description (of Trophon gyratus Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. Smith, Elder and Co., London, v + 72 pp., 21 pls. [Pp. 1-24, pls. 1-7, July 1844; pp. 25-48, pl. 8-14, October 1844; p. i-v, 49-72, pl. 15-21, January 1845]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114183
page(s): 14, pl. 1, figs 14, 15. [details]
original description (of Pyrula idoleum Jonas, 1847) Jonas, J. H. (1846-1847). Descriptions of new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 14: 34-36; 120-121. [published pp. 34-36 May 1846; pp. 120-121 26 Jan. 1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862684
page(s): 120. [details]
original description (of Pyrula fusiformis Rolland du Roquan, 1853) Rolland du Roquan, [R. O.]. (1853). Notice sur diverses coquilles classées dans le genre <i>Pyrula</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 4: 405-409., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15859768
page(s): 406-407; note: Name attributed by Rolland du Roquan to Chenu, 1847, but he only used French vernacular names [details]
original description (of Latiaxis pagodus G. B. Sowerby II, 1882) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1882). Monograph of the genus <i>Latiaxis</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (37–38): 1–5, pl. 424. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085013
page(s): 3, pl. 424, figs. 2, 3; note: name attributed by Sowerby to Jonas [details]
basis of record Oliverio, M. (2008). Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. <em>in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 196: 481-585. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 526 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Kosuge S. & Suzuki M. (1985). Illustrated catalogue of <i>Latiaxis</i> and its related groups, Family Coralliophilidae. <em>Institute of Malacology of Tokyo, Special Publication.</em> 1: v + 83 pp., 50 pls.
page(s): 7, pl. 3 figs 1-10, pl. 25 fig. 2. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Latiaxis tortilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)
To Conchology (Mipus gyratus DWARF)
To Conchology (Mipus gyratus)
To Malacopics (Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844) India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Madras), ex coll. J. Trause...
To Malacopics (Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844) Taiwan, Penghu, Taiwan Strait, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Latiaxis tortilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)
To Conchology (Mipus gyratus DWARF)
To Conchology (Mipus gyratus)
To Malacopics (Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844) India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Madras), ex coll. J. Trause...
To Malacopics (Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844) Taiwan, Penghu, Taiwan Strait, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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