WoRMS taxon details
Teinostoma megastoma (C. B. Adams, 1850)
419679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419679)
accepted
Species
Vitrinella megastoma C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Vitrinella megastoma C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Monograph of <i>Vitrinella</i>: a new genus of new species of Turbinidae. Printed by the Author: Amherst, Massachusetts. 10 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27575370 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Teinostoma megastoma (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419679 on 2026-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Vitrinella megastoma C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Monograph of <i>Vitrinella</i>: a new genus of new species of Turbinidae. Printed by the Author: Amherst, Massachusetts. 10 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27575370 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
Taxonomy
redescription
Rubio, F.; Fernández-Garcés, R.; Rolán, E. (2011). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. <em>Iberus.</em> 29(2): 1-230., available online at https://zenodo.org/record/4554437
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page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Vitrinella megastoma C. B. Adams, 1850)
To Malacopics (Teinostoma megastoma (C. B. Adams,1850) Suriname, Guyana Shelf Expedition)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Vitrinella megastoma C. B. Adams, 1850)
To Malacopics (Teinostoma megastoma (C. B. Adams,1850) Suriname, Guyana Shelf Expedition)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS