WoRMS taxon details
Engina alveolata (Kiener, 1835)
212165 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212165)
accepted
Species
Columbella (Engina) alveolata (Kiener, 1835) · unaccepted (subgenus rank changed)
Engina trifasciata (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted
Purpura alveolata Kiener, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Ricinula forticostata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted
Ricinula trifasciata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Purpura alveolata Kiener, 1835) Kiener, L. C. (1835-1837). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 8. Famille des Purpurifères. Première partie. Genres Cassidaire, (<i>Cassidaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-10, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; Casque (<i>Cassis</i>), Bruguière, pp. 1-40, pl. 1-16 [all (1835)]; Tonne (<i>Dolium</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-16, pl. 1-5 [all (1835)]; Harpe (<i>Harpa</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-12, pl. 1-6 [all (1835)]; Pourpre (<i>Purpura</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-151, pl. 1-46 [pp. 1-32 (1835), 33-80 (1836), 81-151 (1837); pl. 1-21 (1835), 22-39 (1836), 40-46 (1837)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19859
page(s): pl. 9 fig. 23 [1835]; 42 [1836] [details]
page(s): pl. 9 fig. 23 [1835]; 42 [1836] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Engina alveolata (Kiener, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212165 on 2026-09-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Purpura alveolata Kiener, 1835) Kiener, L. C. (1835-1837). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 8. Famille des Purpurifères. Première partie. Genres Cassidaire, (<i>Cassidaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-10, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; Casque (<i>Cassis</i>), Bruguière, pp. 1-40, pl. 1-16 [all (1835)]; Tonne (<i>Dolium</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-16, pl. 1-5 [all (1835)]; Harpe (<i>Harpa</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-12, pl. 1-6 [all (1835)]; Pourpre (<i>Purpura</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-151, pl. 1-46 [pp. 1-32 (1835), 33-80 (1836), 81-151 (1837); pl. 1-21 (1835), 22-39 (1836), 40-46 (1837)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19859
page(s): pl. 9 fig. 23 [1835]; 42 [1836] [details]
original description (of Ricinula trifasciata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 5, species no. 41 [details]
original description (of Ricinula forticostata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 4, species no. 29 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): pl. 9 fig. 23 [1835]; 42 [1836] [details]
original description (of Ricinula trifasciata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 5, species no. 41 [details]
original description (of Ricinula forticostata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 4, species no. 29 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Engina trifasciata (Reeve, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Engina alveolata)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Malacopics (Engina alveolata (Kiener,1835) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Nusa Dua)
To Malacopics (Engina alveolata (Kiener,1835) Micronesia, Pohnpei, Sapwuahfik)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Engina trifasciata (Reeve, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Engina alveolata)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Malacopics (Engina alveolata (Kiener,1835) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Nusa Dua)
To Malacopics (Engina alveolata (Kiener,1835) Micronesia, Pohnpei, Sapwuahfik)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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