WoRMS taxon details
Pagodatrochus variabilis (H. Adams, 1873)
567700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567700)
accepted
Species
Gibbula pantanellii Caramagna, 1888 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Minolia eutyches Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted
Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Monilea pantanellii (Caramagna, 1888) · unaccepted
Trochus (Gibbula) mariei Fischer, 1886 · unaccepted
Trochus mariei Fischer, 1886 · unaccepted
marine
(of Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873) Adams, H. (1873). Descriptions of seventeen new species of land and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 205-209, pl. 23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504424
page(s): 207, pl. 23, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 207, pl. 23, fig. 10. [details]
Type locality contained in Persian Gulf
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pagodatrochus variabilis (H. Adams, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567700 on 2025-12-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gibbula pantanellii Caramagna, 1888) Caramagna, G. (1888). Catalogo delle conchiglie Assabesi. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 13: 113-149., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39283574
page(s): 128, pl. 8, fig. 4. [details]
original description (of Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873) Adams, H. (1873). Descriptions of seventeen new species of land and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 205-209, pl. 23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504424
page(s): 207, pl. 23, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 153, pl. 5, fig. 26. [details]
original description (of Trochus (Gibbula) mariei Fischer, 1886) Fischer, P. (1886). Description de Trochidae nouveaux. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 34: 72–73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070963
page(s): 72, pl. 1, fig. 5. [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D. G. (1989). Pagodatrochus, a new genus for Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873 (Gastropoda: Trochidae. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 55: 365-372. [details]
page(s): 128, pl. 8, fig. 4. [details]
original description (of Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873) Adams, H. (1873). Descriptions of seventeen new species of land and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 205-209, pl. 23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504424
page(s): 207, pl. 23, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 153, pl. 5, fig. 26. [details]
original description (of Trochus (Gibbula) mariei Fischer, 1886) Fischer, P. (1886). Description de Trochidae nouveaux. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 34: 72–73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070963
page(s): 72, pl. 1, fig. 5. [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D. G. (1989). Pagodatrochus, a new genus for Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873 (Gastropoda: Trochidae. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 55: 365-372. [details]
Other
additional source
Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 37, fig. 52. [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Bandel, K. (2010). Relationships of the Triassic Eucycloidea Koken, 1897 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) to modern genera such as <i>Pagodatrochus</i>, <i>Calliotropis</i> and <i>Euchelus</i>, based on morphology of the early shell. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 85(3): 435-486., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/fulltext/1208_bandel.pdf
page(s): 461, fig. 10 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zuschin, M., Janssen, R. & Baal, C. (2009). Gastropods and their habitats from the northern Red Sea (Egypt: Safaga). Part 1: Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda and Cycloneritimorpha. <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 111[A]: 73–158.</em>
page(s): 99 [details]
additional source Blatterer H. (2019). Mollusca of the Dahab region (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). <em>Denisia.</em> 43: 1-480., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/DENISIA_0043_0001-0480.pdf
page(s): 161, pl. 70 figs 2a-g. [details]
page(s): 37, fig. 52. [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bandel, K. (2010). Relationships of the Triassic Eucycloidea Koken, 1897 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) to modern genera such as <i>Pagodatrochus</i>, <i>Calliotropis</i> and <i>Euchelus</i>, based on morphology of the early shell. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 85(3): 435-486., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/fulltext/1208_bandel.pdf
page(s): 461, fig. 10 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zuschin, M., Janssen, R. & Baal, C. (2009). Gastropods and their habitats from the northern Red Sea (Egypt: Safaga). Part 1: Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda and Cycloneritimorpha. <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 111[A]: 73–158.</em>
page(s): 99 [details]
additional source Blatterer H. (2019). Mollusca of the Dahab region (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). <em>Denisia.</em> 43: 1-480., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/DENISIA_0043_0001-0480.pdf
page(s): 161, pl. 70 figs 2a-g. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873)
To GB Mollusca Types (Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918; Lectotype; NMW.1955.158.01502) (from synonym Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918)
To GB Mollusca Types (Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100410) (from synonym Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873)
To Malacopics (Pagodatrochus variabilis (H.Adams,1873) Egypt, Al Isma‘iliyah, Great Bitter Lake, A...
To GB Mollusca Types (Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918; Lectotype; NMW.1955.158.01502) (from synonym Minolia (Conotrochus) eutyches Melvill, 1918)
To GB Mollusca Types (Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100410) (from synonym Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873)
To Malacopics (Pagodatrochus variabilis (H.Adams,1873) Egypt, Al Isma‘iliyah, Great Bitter Lake, A...
