WoRMS taxon details
Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000
457754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:457754)
accepted
Species
marine
Leal, J. H. & Simone, L. R. L. (2000). <i>Copulabyssia riosi</i>, a new deep-sea limpet (Gastropoda: Pseudococculinidae) from the continental slope off Brazil with comments on the systematics of the genus. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 114(2): 59-68, figs. 1-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271719 [details]
Type locality contained in Brazilian Slope
, Note Continental slope SE of Abrolhos coral reef...
type locality contained in Brazilian Slope (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Continental slope SE of Abrolhos coral reef system, off Bahia State, Brazil, 950-1050 [details]
Etymology Named for the Brazilian malacologist, Eliézer de Carvalho Rios (1921-2015).
Etymology Named for the Brazilian malacologist, Eliézer de Carvalho Rios (1921-2015). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Copulabyssia riosi Leal & Simone, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457754 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Leal, J. H. & Simone, L. R. L. (2000). <i>Copulabyssia riosi</i>, a new deep-sea limpet (Gastropoda: Pseudococculinidae) from the continental slope off Brazil with comments on the systematics of the genus. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 114(2): 59-68, figs. 1-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271719 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality