WoRMS taxon details

Cystiscus nebulosa Wakefield & McCleery, 2005

389192 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:389192)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Volutoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cystiscidae (Family)
  9. Cystiscinae (Subfamily)
  10. Cystiscus (Genus)
  11. Cystiscus nebulosa (Species)
accepted
Species
Cystiscus W. Stimpson, 1865
marine
Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2005. Three new species of <i>Cystiscus</i> Stimpson, 1865 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago. <i>Novapex</i> 6(1-2): 19-30 (look up in IMIS) [details] 
Holotype  MNHN, geounit Tuamotu Islands  
Holotype MNHN, geounit Tuamotu Islands [details]
Etymology Named after the 'cloud-like' pattern of the internal mantle. Latin nebulosus form nebula ('mist'). Origin late middle...  
Etymology Named after the 'cloud-like' pattern of the internal mantle. Latin nebulosus form nebula ('mist'). Origin late middle English (in the sence 'cloudy'). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cystiscus nebulosa Wakefield & McCleery, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389192 on 2026-09-08
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2009-04-03 07:35:23Z
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2013-01-25 08:23:14Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2005. Three new species of <i>Cystiscus</i> Stimpson, 1865 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago. <i>Novapex</i> 6(1-2): 19-30 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNHN, geounit Tuamotu Islands [details]
Unreviewed
Etymology Named after the 'cloud-like' pattern of the internal mantle. Latin nebulosus form nebula ('mist'). Origin late middle English (in the sence 'cloudy'). [details]
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