WoRMS taxon details
Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)
215140 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215140)
accepted
Species
Cerithium montisselae K. Martin, 1879 † · unaccepted
Cerithium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Potamides telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Telescopium indicator Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Telescopium mauritsi Butot, 1954 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Trochus telescopium Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trochus telescopium Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Note Not stated in the original description
Type locality Not stated in the original description [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215140 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trochus telescopium Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Telescopium indicator Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 439. [details]
original description (of Telescopium mauritsi Butot, 1954) Butot L.J.M. (1954). On Telescopium telescopium (Linné) and the description of a new species from P. Panaitan (Prinsen Island), Straits of Sunda. <em>Basteria.</em> 18(1-2): 1-13.
page(s): 7-12, pl. 1, figs. 3, 4; pl. 2, figs. 2, 3 [details]
original description (of Cerithium montisselae K. Martin, 1879 †) Martin, K. (1879-1880). <i>Die Tertiärschichten auf Java, nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn.</i> Leiden: Brill. [Paleontologischer Theil, 1–126 (1879); 127–164, i–vi (plate captions) (1880); Allgemeiner Theil, 1–51 (1880); Anhang, 1–6 (1880); Title page and Vorwort, i–ix, [xi] (1880); pls. 1–28 and map (1880?)].
page(s): 66 [details]
basis of record Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008) Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 680-699., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.003 [details] Available for editors [request]
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[request]original description (of Telescopium indicator Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 439. [details]
original description (of Telescopium mauritsi Butot, 1954) Butot L.J.M. (1954). On Telescopium telescopium (Linné) and the description of a new species from P. Panaitan (Prinsen Island), Straits of Sunda. <em>Basteria.</em> 18(1-2): 1-13.
page(s): 7-12, pl. 1, figs. 3, 4; pl. 2, figs. 2, 3 [details]
original description (of Cerithium montisselae K. Martin, 1879 †) Martin, K. (1879-1880). <i>Die Tertiärschichten auf Java, nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn.</i> Leiden: Brill. [Paleontologischer Theil, 1–126 (1879); 127–164, i–vi (plate captions) (1880); Allgemeiner Theil, 1–51 (1880); Anhang, 1–6 (1880); Title page and Vorwort, i–ix, [xi] (1880); pls. 1–28 and map (1880?)].
page(s): 66 [details]
basis of record Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008) Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 680-699., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.003 [details] Available for editors
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Lozouet, P.; Plaziat, J. C. (2008). Mangrove environments and molluscs Abatan River, Bohol and Panglao Islands, central Philippines. Hackenheim: Conchbooks, 160 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Not stated in the original description [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | telescope snailtelescope creeper | [details] |
| German | Teleskopschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | センニンガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Potamides telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Telescopium telescopium)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Trochus telescopium Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Telescopium mauritsi Butot,1954 PARATYPE Indonesia, Jawa)
To Malacopics (Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, collected 1975, ex coll. F.J.A...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Potamides telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Telescopium telescopium)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Trochus telescopium Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Telescopium mauritsi Butot,1954 PARATYPE Indonesia, Jawa)
To Malacopics (Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, collected 1975, ex coll. F.J.A...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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