WoRMS taxon details
Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885)
140527 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140527)
accepted
Species
Natica operculata Jeffreys, 1885 · unaccepted
Tectonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) · unaccepted
marine
(of Natica operculata Jeffreys, 1885) Jeffreys, J. G. (1885). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions, 1868-70 (Part IX). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1885 : 27-63, pl. 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31015014
page(s): 34-35; pl. 4 fig. 7-7a [details]
page(s): 34-35; pl. 4 fig. 7-7a [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140527 on 2026-03-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Natica operculata Jeffreys, 1885) Jeffreys, J. G. (1885). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions, 1868-70 (Part IX). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1885 : 27-63, pl. 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31015014
page(s): 34-35; pl. 4 fig. 7-7a [details]
basis of record Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. <i>Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3</i>: 579-840, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54708230
page(s): 759, figs 1793, 1813-1816, 1839, 1845, 1878, 1892-1893, 1907 [details]
page(s): 34-35; pl. 4 fig. 7-7a [details]
basis of record Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. <i>Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3</i>: 579-840, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54708230
page(s): 759, figs 1793, 1813-1816, 1839, 1845, 1878, 1892-1893, 1907 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.14 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Natica operculata Jeffreys, 1885)
To Malacopics (Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) Greece, Notio Aigaio, Kyklades, Paros, Par...
To Malacopics (Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) Greece, Notio Aigaio, Kyklades, Paros, Par...
To PESI (from synonym Tectonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885))
To PESI (from synonym Natica operculata Jeffreys, 1885)
To PESI
To Malacopics (Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) Greece, Notio Aigaio, Kyklades, Paros, Par...
To Malacopics (Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) Greece, Notio Aigaio, Kyklades, Paros, Par...
To PESI (from synonym Tectonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885))
To PESI (from synonym Natica operculata Jeffreys, 1885)
To PESI
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