WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Pyrgospira J. H. McLean, 1971

AphiaID

415911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415911)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Pleurotoma obeliscus Reeve, 1845 accepted as Pyrgospira aenone (Dall, 1919) (type by original designation)

Parent

Pseudomelatomidae J. P. E. Morrison, 1966

Orig. name

Pyrgospira J. H. McLean, 1971

Direct children (7)

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Species Pyrgospira aenone (Dall, 1919)
Species Pyrgospira candace (Dall, 1919)
Species Pyrgospira ostrearum (Stearns, 1872)
Species Pyrgospira tampaensis (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
Species Pyrgospira fuscescens (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Crassispira fuscescens (Reeve, 1843)
Species Pyrgospira obeliscus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Pyrgospira aenone (Dall, 1919)
Species Pyrgospira plicosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) accepted as Pyrgocythara plicosa (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Environment

marine

Original description

McLean J.H. (1971). A revised classification of the family Turridae, with the proposal of new subfamilies, genera, and subgenera from the eastern Pacific. The Veliger. 14(1): 114-130., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413241
page(s): 119 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pyrgospira J. H. McLean, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415911 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-09-23 14:01:30Z

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2009-12-02 08:40:23Z

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Tucker, John

2010-01-21 11:31:04Z

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Tran, Bastien

2011-08-03 20:35:42Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2011-08-18 19:01:56Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2021-10-09 17:59:36Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description McLean J.H. (1971). A revised classification of the family Turridae, with the proposal of new subfamilies, genera, and subgenera from the eastern Pacific. The Veliger. 14(1): 114-130., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413241
page(s): 119 [details]

additional source Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308., available online at http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/content/77/3/273.full.pdf [details]