WoRMS taxon details
Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814)
1381415 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1381415)
accepted
Species
Terebra minuta Fabricius, 1820 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo tricarinatus Brocchi, 1814 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella (Turritella) communis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella britannica Monterosato, 1890 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Turritella communis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Turritella communis var. crassa Lacourt, 1974 · unaccepted > unavailable name (Infrasubspecific entity...)
Infrasubspecific entity introduced after 1960
Turritella communis var. extensa Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (Synonym (infraspecific variation))
Turritella communis var. laeviuscula Coen, 1914 · unaccepted > junior homonym (preoccupied infraspecific...)
preoccupied infraspecific epithet. Not Turritella laeviuscula J. de C. Sowerby, 1832; nec Turritella turris var. laeviuscula Sacco, 1895.
Turritella communis var. soluta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 · unaccepted (Invalid: Unavailable under Art....)
Invalid: Unavailable under Art. 1.3.2. description based on teratological specimens
Turritella linnaea Deshayes, 1835 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Turritella linnaei Deshayes, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella mediterranea Monterosato, 1890 · unaccepted (synonym)
Turritella minuta (Fabricius, 1820) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella sabauda Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Turritella terebra var. gracilis Jeffreys, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Turritella terebra var. nivea Jeffreys, 1867 · unaccepted > junior homonym (Invalid: junior homonym of...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Turritella nivea Anton, 1838; Reeve, 1849
Turritella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella tricarinata tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Turbo tricarinatus Brocchi, 1814 †) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). <i>Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo</i>. pp. 1-56, I-LXXV, 1-240. Milano, Stamperia Reale., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12001697
page(s): 374 [details]
page(s): 374 [details]
Type locality contained in Italy
type locality contained in Italy [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1381415 on 2026-10-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo tricarinatus Brocchi, 1814 †) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). <i>Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo</i>. pp. 1-56, I-LXXV, 1-240. Milano, Stamperia Reale., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12001697
page(s): 374 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. soluta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592
page(s): 226 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. laeviuscula Coen, 1914) Coen, G. (1914). Contributo allo studio della fauna malacologica adriatica. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 46: 3-34, pl. 1-7.
page(s): p. 27, pl. 6, fig. 16. [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. extensa Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Saggio di una Sylloge Molluscorum Adriaticorum. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 192: i-vii, 1-186, pl. 1-10.
page(s): 42, 162 [details]
original description (of Turritella terebra var. imbricosoluta De Gregorio, 1884 †) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 118-119 [details]
original description (of Turritella linnaei Deshayes, 1835) Deshayes, G. P. (1835). Mollusques. pp. 81-203, iii, pls. 18-28, 1 text fig. In: J.-B.-G.-M. Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), <i>Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques. Tome III (1.re Partie). Zoologie</i>. Paris, F.G. Levrault. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5_OZq_dzQDgC
page(s): t. 3, pt 1, p. 146, n. 183. [details]
original description (of Terebra minuta Fabricius, 1820 †) Fabricius, O. (1820). Noermere Oplysning om nogle Linneiske Conchyliearter, som de senere Skribenter ei ret have tordet vedkjende sig. <em>Fortsaettelse af nye zoologiske bidrag.</em> pp. 46-60.
page(s): p. 49.; note: Split by Fabricius of the two types of "Turbo terebra" of Linnaeus, with minuta representing the Swedish and Danian species (also known as Turritella communis Risso, 1826, subject...
[details]
original description (of Turritella terebra var. gracilis Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Turritella terebra var. nivea Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 4:81 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. crassa Lacourt, 1974) Lacourt, A. W. (1974). Quelques mollusques marins de la région d'Arcachon, France. <em>Basteria.</em> 38(5/6): 129-147., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596627/BAST1974038005010.pdf
page(s): p. 130-132, figs 1-2. [details]
original description (of Turritella britannica Monterosato, 1890) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 9(6): 140-151 [March 1st, 1890]; 9(7): 157-166 [April 1st, 1890]; 9(8): 181-191 [May 1st, 1890)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11568606
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Turritella mediterranea Monterosato, 1890) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 9(6): 140-151 [March 1st, 1890]; 9(7): 157-166 [April 1st, 1890]; 9(8): 181-191 [May 1st, 1890)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11568606
page(s): 148-149 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 106; pl. 4 fig. 37 [details]
original description (of Turritella sabauda Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): Vol. 4, p. 107, n. 251. [details]
new combination reference Harzhauser M. & Landau B. (2019). Turritellidae (Gastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea with considerations about turritellid genera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4681(1): 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4681.1.1
page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 374 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. soluta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592
page(s): 226 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. laeviuscula Coen, 1914) Coen, G. (1914). Contributo allo studio della fauna malacologica adriatica. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 46: 3-34, pl. 1-7.
page(s): p. 27, pl. 6, fig. 16. [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. extensa Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Saggio di una Sylloge Molluscorum Adriaticorum. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 192: i-vii, 1-186, pl. 1-10.
page(s): 42, 162 [details]
original description (of Turritella terebra var. imbricosoluta De Gregorio, 1884 †) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 118-119 [details]
original description (of Turritella linnaei Deshayes, 1835) Deshayes, G. P. (1835). Mollusques. pp. 81-203, iii, pls. 18-28, 1 text fig. In: J.-B.-G.-M. Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), <i>Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques. Tome III (1.re Partie). Zoologie</i>. Paris, F.G. Levrault. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5_OZq_dzQDgC
page(s): t. 3, pt 1, p. 146, n. 183. [details]
original description (of Terebra minuta Fabricius, 1820 †) Fabricius, O. (1820). Noermere Oplysning om nogle Linneiske Conchyliearter, som de senere Skribenter ei ret have tordet vedkjende sig. <em>Fortsaettelse af nye zoologiske bidrag.</em> pp. 46-60.
page(s): p. 49.; note: Split by Fabricius of the two types of "Turbo terebra" of Linnaeus, with minuta representing the Swedish and Danian species (also known as Turritella communis Risso, 1826, subject...
Split by Fabricius of the two types of "Turbo terebra" of Linnaeus, with minuta representing the Swedish and Danian species (also known as Turritella communis Risso, 1826, subjective synonym of T. tricarinata)
original description (of Turritella terebra var. gracilis Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Turritella terebra var. nivea Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 4:81 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis var. crassa Lacourt, 1974) Lacourt, A. W. (1974). Quelques mollusques marins de la région d'Arcachon, France. <em>Basteria.</em> 38(5/6): 129-147., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596627/BAST1974038005010.pdf
page(s): p. 130-132, figs 1-2. [details]
original description (of Turritella britannica Monterosato, 1890) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 9(6): 140-151 [March 1st, 1890]; 9(7): 157-166 [April 1st, 1890]; 9(8): 181-191 [May 1st, 1890)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11568606
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Turritella mediterranea Monterosato, 1890) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 9(6): 140-151 [March 1st, 1890]; 9(7): 157-166 [April 1st, 1890]; 9(8): 181-191 [May 1st, 1890)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11568606
page(s): 148-149 [details]
original description (of Turritella communis Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 106; pl. 4 fig. 37 [details]
original description (of Turritella sabauda Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): Vol. 4, p. 107, n. 251. [details]
new combination reference Harzhauser M. & Landau B. (2019). Turritellidae (Gastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea with considerations about turritellid genera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4681(1): 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4681.1.1
page(s): 75 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | kërmilli kullë [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | tårnsnegl [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | penhoren [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | great screw shell [from synonym]European turretsnail [from synonym]common turretsnail [from synonym]common tower shell [from synonym]common screw shell [from synonym]Auger shell [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | turritelle [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | gemeine Turmschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πύργος [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tårnsnegl [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | tårnsnigel [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | tornsnäcka [from synonym] | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (313 publications) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella communis) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritellinella tricarinata)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Turbo tricarinatus Brocchi, 1814 †)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Malacopics (Turritellina tricarinata (Brocchi,1814) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk)
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) France, Occitanie, Pyrénées-Orientales,...
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) Netherlands, Friesland, Ameland cimen s...
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk)
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) United Kingdom, England, North Yorkshir...
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi,1814) Ireland, Galway, Dogs Bay)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella linnaei Deshayes, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella mediterranea Monterosato, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella sabauda Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella communis var. soluta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella communis var. extensa Coen, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (313 publications) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella communis) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritellinella tricarinata)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Turbo tricarinatus Brocchi, 1814 †)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To Malacopics (Turritellina tricarinata (Brocchi,1814) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk)
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) France, Occitanie, Pyrénées-Orientales,...
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) Netherlands, Friesland, Ameland cimen s...
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk)
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) United Kingdom, England, North Yorkshir...
To Malacopics (Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi,1814) Ireland, Galway, Dogs Bay)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella linnaei Deshayes, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella mediterranea Monterosato, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella sabauda Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella communis var. soluta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella communis var. extensa Coen, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Turritella communis Risso, 1826)
.jpg "To Malacopics (Turritellina tricarinata (Brocchi,1814) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk)")
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