WoRMS taxon details
Terebra anilis (Röding, 1798)
447405 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:447405)
accepted
Species
Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted
Cinguloterebra serotina (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · unaccepted
Dimidacus stramineus (J. E. Gray, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Epitonium anile Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Epitonium cancellatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Epitonium anile Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Terebra anilis (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447405 on 2026-05-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857) Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Terebra</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6 (1): 65-102., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862590
page(s): 99, pl. 4 figs 6-7 [details]
original description (of Epitonium anile Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Epitonium cancellatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857) Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Terebra</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6 (1): 65-102., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862590
page(s): 100, pl. 4 figs 4-5 [details]
basis of record Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp. [details]
page(s): 99, pl. 4 figs 6-7 [details]
original description (of Epitonium anile Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Epitonium cancellatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857) Deshayes, G. P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre <i>Terebra</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6 (1): 65-102., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862590
page(s): 100, pl. 4 figs 4-5 [details]
basis of record Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Terryn, Y. & Marrow, M.P. (2026). A review of the taxon <i>Terebra anilis</i> (Gastropoda, Terebridae), with the description of two large-sized new species. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 64(4): 140-150.
page(s): 143, pl. 3 figs 1-8 [details]
status source Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 85(4): 359-388 ["2019"; 2020]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz004 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 143, pl. 3 figs 1-8 [details]
status source Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 85(4): 359-388 ["2019"; 2020]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz004 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 255. [details]
additional source Terryn, Y. (2023). Notes on Terebridae Part II: Revision of the taxa <i>Terebra anilis</i> and <i>fenestrata</i>, with the description of two new species and the introduction of a new name. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 62(1): 15-26.
page(s): 17, pl. 1 figs 1-5, pl. 2 figs 1-14, pl. 3 figs 21-23 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 118 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 168. [details]
page(s): 255. [details]
additional source Terryn, Y. (2023). Notes on Terebridae Part II: Revision of the taxa <i>Terebra anilis</i> and <i>fenestrata</i>, with the description of two new species and the introduction of a new name. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 62(1): 15-26.
page(s): 17, pl. 1 figs 1-5, pl. 2 figs 1-14, pl. 3 figs 21-23 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 118 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 168. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメキリガイ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Epitonium anile Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Conchology (Cinguloterebra anilis BROWN) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Conchology (Cinguloterebra anilis) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Conchology (Cinguloterebra serotina) (from synonym Cinguloterebra serotina (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Terebra anilis)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 35 proteins) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Malacopics (Terebra anilis (Röding,1798))
To NHMUK collection (Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857; POSSIBLE TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:5749321) (from synonym Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857)
To NHMUK collection (Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:5754621) (from synonym Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Epitonium anile Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Conchology (Cinguloterebra anilis BROWN) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Conchology (Cinguloterebra anilis) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Conchology (Cinguloterebra serotina) (from synonym Cinguloterebra serotina (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Terebra anilis)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 35 proteins) (from synonym Cinguloterebra anilis (Röding, 1798))
To Malacopics (Terebra anilis (Röding,1798))
To NHMUK collection (Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857; POSSIBLE TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:5749321) (from synonym Terebra acuta Deshayes, 1857)
To NHMUK collection (Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:5754621) (from synonym Terebra circinata Deshayes, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
