WoRMS taxon details
Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850)
420326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420326)
accepted
Species
Mangelia biconica C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mangilia biconica C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted
Mangilia biconica var. alta Dall & Simpson, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Mangelia biconica 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]
Type locality contained in Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420326 on 2026-10-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mangelia biconica 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 Mangilia biconica var. alta Dall & Simpson, 1901) Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52050068
page(s): 389 [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): 145-146, figs 29A–B, 30A–M [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Mangilia biconica var. alta Dall & Simpson, 1901) Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52050068
page(s): 389 [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): 145-146, figs 29A–B, 30A–M [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Rolán E. & Espinosa J. (1999) El complejo <i>Brachycythara biconica</i> (C. B. Adams, 1850) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae) en Cuba, con la descripción de una nueva especie. <i>Bollettino Malacologico</i> 34: 43–49. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source 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
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Mangelia biconica C. B. Adams, 1850)
To Malacopics (Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850) Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao, Schottega...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Mangelia biconica C. B. Adams, 1850)
To Malacopics (Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850) Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao, Schottega...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS