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Truncatella Risso, 1826

Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)Specimens from La Cortadura, Cadiz, Spain (actual sizes 4.5 mm and (juvenile) 3.2 mm).
Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Specimens from La Cortadura, Cadiz, Spain (actual sizes 4.5 mm and (juvenile) 3.2 mm).

138600  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138600)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
  8. Truncatellidae (Family)
  9. Truncatellinae (Subfamily)
  10. Truncatella (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Albertisia Issel, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Blandiella Guppy, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fidelis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Glaucothoe Leach, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tomlinella Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Tomlinella...)  
junior homonym of Tomlinella Viader, 1938; Tomlinitella is a replacement name
Truncatella (Blandiella) Guppy, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Truncatella (Tomlinitella) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Truncatella (Truncatella) Risso, 1826 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Truncatella avenacea Garrett, 1887
  2. Species Truncatella bairdiana C. B. Adams, 1852
  3. Species Truncatella brazieri J. C. Cox, 1868
  4. Species Truncatella californica L. Pfeiffer, 1857
  5. Species Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842
  6. Species Truncatella clathrus R. T. Lowe, 1832
  7. Species Truncatella dalmatica Falniowski, Hofman & Grego, 2024
  8. Species Truncatella diaphana Gassies, 1869
  9. Species Truncatella granum Garrett, 1872
  10. Species Truncatella guerinii A. Villa & J. B. Villa, 1841
  11. Species Truncatella marginata Küster, 1855
  12. Species Truncatella obscura Morelet, 1881
  13. Species Truncatella pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839
  14. Species Truncatella quadrasi Möllendorff, 1893
  15. Species Truncatella rostrata A. Gould, 1847
  16. Species Truncatella rustica Mousson, 1865
  17. Species Truncatella scalarina J. C. Cox, 1867
  18. Species Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830)
  19. Species Truncatella semperi Kobelt, 1884
  20. Species Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  21. Species Truncatella thaanumi Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948
  22. Subgenus Truncatella (Tomlinitella) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948 accepted as Truncatella Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Truncatella (Tomlinitella) rostrata A. Gould, 1847 represented as Truncatella rostrata A. Gould, 1847
    2. Species Truncatella (Tomlinitella) scalaris (Michaud, 1830) represented as Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830)
  23. Species Truncatella atomus R. A. Philippi, 1841 accepted as Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Truncatella bilabiata L. Pfeiffer, 1840 accepted as Truncatella pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  25. Species Truncatella capillacea L. Pfeiffer, 1859 accepted as Truncatella pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839
  26. Species Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842, sensu Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948 accepted as Truncatella pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839 (misidentification)
  27. Species Truncatella caribaensis [sic] accepted as Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  28. Species Truncatella ceylanica L. Pfeiffer, 1857 accepted as Truncatella marginata Küster, 1855 (junior synonym)
  29. Species Truncatella costellifera Pease, 1871 accepted as Truncatella rustica Mousson, 1865
  30. Species Truncatella costulata Risso, 1826 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  31. Species Truncatella debilis Mousson, 1874 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original name)
  32. Species Truncatella desnoyersii (Payraudeau, 1826) accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  33. Species Truncatella floridana Hubricht, 1983 accepted as Truncatella pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839
  34. Species Truncatella fusca R. A. Philippi, 1841 accepted as Setia fusca (R. A. Philippi, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Truncatella futunaensis Mousson, 1871 accepted as Truncatella rustica Mousson, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Species Truncatella gracilenta E. A. Smith, 1897 accepted as Taheitia gracilenta (E. A. Smith, 1897) (original combination)
  37. Species Truncatella juliae de Folin, 1872 accepted as Parthenina juliae (de Folin, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Truncatella kiusiuensis Pilsbry, 1902 accepted as Truncatella pfeifferi E. von Martens, 1861 (junior synonym)
  39. Species Truncatella labiosa Souverbie, 1862 accepted as Truncatella teres L. Pfeiffer, 1857 accepted as Truncatella marginata Küster, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  40. Species Truncatella laevigata Risso, 1826 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  41. Species Truncatella lowei Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  42. Species Truncatella manchurica (A. Adams, 1861) accepted as Cecina manchurica A. Adams, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Truncatella micra Tenison Woods, 1878 accepted as Truncatella scalarina J. C. Cox, 1867 (junior synonym)
  44. Species Truncatella microlena Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  45. Species Truncatella minuscula de Folin, 1875 accepted as Graphis albida (Kanmacher, 1798) (synonym)
  46. Species Truncatella modesta C. B. Adams, 1851 accepted as Turbonilla rixtae De Jong & Coomans, 1988 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  47. Species Truncatella montagui R. T. Lowe, 1832 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  48. Species Truncatella porrecta A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Taheitia porrecta (A. Gould, 1847) (original combination)
  49. Species Truncatella princeps Dohrn, 1866 accepted as Truncatella rostrata A. Gould, 1847 (junior synonym)
  50. Species Truncatella punctata Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  51. Species Truncatella semicostulata Jickeli, 1874 accepted as Truncatella marginata f. pellucida Dohrn, 1860 accepted as Truncatella marginata Küster, 1855
  52. Species Truncatella stimpsonii Stearns, 1872 accepted as Truncatella californica L. Pfeiffer, 1857
  53. Species Truncatella tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1876 accepted as Truncatella scalarina J. C. Cox, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Species Truncatella tatarica Schrenck, 1861 accepted as Cecina tatarica (Schrenck, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Truncatella teres L. Pfeiffer, 1857 accepted as Truncatella marginata Küster, 1855
  56. Species Truncatella truncatula (Draparnaud, 1801) accepted as Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) (junior synonym)
  57. Species Truncatella ultima I. Rensch, 1937 accepted as Taheitia ultima (I. Rensch, 1937) (original combination)
  58. Species Truncatella ventricosa Reeve, 1842 accepted as Tomichia ventricosa (Reeve, 1842) (original combination)
  59. Subgenus Truncatella (Truncatella) Risso, 1826 represented as Truncatella Risso, 1826
    1. Species Truncatella (Truncatella) caribaensis [sic] represented as Truncatella caribaensis [sic] accepted as Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842
    2. Species Truncatella (Truncatella) pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839 represented as Truncatella pulchella L. Pfeiffer, 1839
  60. Species Truncatella hammerschmidtiana Mousson, 1854 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 124 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Truncatella Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138600 on 2025-06-07
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2010-09-28 15:27:03Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2010-09-30 11:37:55Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2017-06-23 08:52:56Z
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Bank, Ruud
2019-02-25 05:11:59Z
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Köhler, Frank

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Nomenclature

original description Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 124 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Albertisia Issel, 1880) Issel, A. (1880). Crociera del Violante comandato dal capitano armatore Enrico d'Albertis dureante l'anno 1877. I. Parte narrativa (pp. 199-236). II. Risultati Scientifici. Cenni sulla geologia della Galita (pp. 237-258). Molluschi terrestri e d'acqua dolce, viventi e fossili (pp. 259-282). <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova.</em> (1) 15: 199-282., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29859705
page(s): 275-276 [details] 

original description (of Fidelis 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. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4 p. 121-122 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Glaucothoe Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 147, 199 [details] 

original description (of Blandiella Guppy, 1871) Guppy, R. J. L. (1871). Notes on some new forms of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca found in Trinidad. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(4): 306–311, pl. 17, figs. 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6992038
page(s): 309 [details] 

original description (of Truncatella (Tomlinitella) Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948) Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1948). A catalogue of the family Truncatellidae with notes and descriptions of new species. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks.</em> 1(13): 157-212, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7756427
page(s): 169. [details] 

original description (of Tomlinella Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948) Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1948). The genus <i>Truncatella</i> in the Western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 2(25): 149-164.
page(s): 159. [details] 

basis of record Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1948). A catalogue of the family Truncatellidae with notes and descriptions of new species. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks.</em> 1(13): 157-212, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7756427 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). <i>Truncatella</i> versus <i>Acmea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 40(1): 32-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523165 [details] 

Other

additional source Pilsbry, H. A. & Brown, A. P. (1914). The method of progression in <i>Truncatella</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 66: 426-428., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1856548 [details] 

additional source Dall, W. H. (1905). Fossils of the Bahama Islands, with a list of the non-marine mollusks. In: G. B. Shattuck (ed.). The Bahama Islands. The Geographical Society of Baltimore, The John Hopkins Press, The MacMillan Co., New York, i-xxxii, 630 pp., 93 pls. pp. 21-48, pls. 11-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33290230
page(s): 36; note: fossil decollate tip from a small unnamed key, south of Reids Cay in the Middle Bight of Andros Island, Bahamas [details] 

additional source van Hyning, T. (1942). Record find of <i>Truncatella</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(1): 34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520135 [details] 

 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Albertisia) (from synonym Albertisia Issel, 1880)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Truncatella) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Truncatella) 
To Genbank (from synonym Albertisia Issel, 1880)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437362) 
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Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)Specimens from La Cortadura, Cadiz, Spain (actual sizes 4.5 mm and (juvenile) 3.2 mm).
Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Specimens from La Cortadura, Cadiz, Spain (actual sizes 4.5 mm and (juvenile) 3.2 mm).
Image from typetaxon
Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)Specimen from Isla de Tarifa, Spain (actual size 4.4 mm).
Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Specimen from Isla de Tarifa, Spain (actual size 4.4 mm).
Image from typetaxon
Unreviewed
Truncatella subcylindrica
Truncatella subcylindrica
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To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437362)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437362)
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