WoRMS taxon details
Agathotoma candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845)
409957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:409957)
accepted
Species
Agathotoma densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850) · unaccepted
Mangelia densestriata C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangelia hornbeckii Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurotoma candidissima C. B. Adams, 1845 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pyrgocythara candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845) · unaccepted
Pyrgocythara densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850) · unaccepted
marine
(of Pleurotoma candidissima C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 4 [details]
page(s): 4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Agathotoma candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409957 on 2026-10-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pleurotoma candidissima C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Mangelia densestriata C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> vol. 1: 56-68 [January 1850], 109-123 [April 1850]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796470 [details]
original description (of Mangelia hornbeckii Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Mangelia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, May 1846; pl. 5-8, June 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118665 [details]
basis of record Fallon, P. J., Zuccon, D. & Bouchet, P. (2026). Mangeliidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) of the French West Indies and other Western Atlantic regions: a monograph. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1089: 1-647., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1089.3320
page(s): 70, figs 11A, 12, 13H–O [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Mangelia densestriata C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> vol. 1: 56-68 [January 1850], 109-123 [April 1850]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796470 [details]
original description (of Mangelia hornbeckii Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Mangelia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, May 1846; pl. 5-8, June 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118665 [details]
basis of record Fallon, P. J., Zuccon, D. & Bouchet, P. (2026). Mangeliidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) of the French West Indies and other Western Atlantic regions: a monograph. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1089: 1-647., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1089.3320
page(s): 70, figs 11A, 12, 13H–O [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Rolán, E.; Fernández-Garcés, E. & Redfern, C. (2012). New records and description of four new species of the genus <i>Agathotoma</i> (Gastropoda, Mangeliidae) in the Caribbean. <em>Novapex.</em> 13(2): 45-62 [10 June 2012]. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pyrgocythara densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Malacopics (Agathotoma candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845) Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao, Michiels...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pyrgocythara candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pyrgocythara densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Malacopics (Agathotoma candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845) Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao, Michiels...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pyrgocythara candidissima (C. B. Adams, 1845))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pyrgocythara densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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