WoRMS name details
Turritella caribaea A. d'Orbigny, 1842
473005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473005)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 14, pl. 10 fig. 21 [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 10 fig. 21 [details]
Nomenclature The type (preserved in NHMUK, d'Orbigny coll., and only specimen known) of this species is extremely worn and eroded, and...
Nomenclature The type (preserved in NHMUK, d'Orbigny coll., and only specimen known) of this species is extremely worn and eroded, and is considered unidentifiable. Identity opinions differ between M. varia (= M. mesal) and M. brevialis. The specimen's condition prohibits any conclusive proof. It is therefore here considered a taxon inquirenda, with reference to the remark of E. A. Smith, 1915. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella caribaea A. d'Orbigny, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473005 on 2025-06-24
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Nomenclature
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Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 14, pl. 10 fig. 21 [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 10 fig. 21 [details]
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additional source
Smith, E. A. (1915). On the genera <i>Eglisia, Callostracum, Mesalia, Turritellopsis</i>, and <i>Tachyrhynchus</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 8, 15(88): 360-377., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613086
page(s): 369 [details]
page(s): 369 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature The type (preserved in NHMUK, d'Orbigny coll., and only specimen known) of this species is extremely worn and eroded, and is considered unidentifiable. Identity opinions differ between M. varia (= M. mesal) and M. brevialis. The specimen's condition prohibits any conclusive proof. It is therefore here considered a taxon inquirenda, with reference to the remark of E. A. Smith, 1915. [details]
