WoRMS taxon details
Volvarina ampelusica Monterosato, 1906
140328 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140328)
accepted
Species
Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Marginella ambigua var. concolor Bavay, 1912 · unaccepted
Volvaria ampelusiae Bavay, 1917 · unaccepted (Unjustified emendation)
Volvarina ambigua (Bavay, 1912) · unaccepted
marine
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1906). Nota sopra una specie di <i>Volvarina</i>. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> New Series, 18 (6): 130. [January 1st, 1906]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11498080
page(s): 130 [details]
page(s): 130 [details]
Type locality contained in Moroccan part of the North Atlantic Ocean
, Note Cape Spartel, Morocco
type locality contained in Moroccan part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
Type locality Cape Spartel, Morocco [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Volvarina ampelusica Monterosato, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140328 on 2026-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1906). Nota sopra una specie di <i>Volvarina</i>. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> New Series, 18 (6): 130. [January 1st, 1906]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11498080
page(s): 130 [details]
original description (of Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912) Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série).</em> 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3. [Title page dated 1913; published December 1912]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46615
page(s): 22-23, pl. 1 fig. 21-22 [details]
original description (of Marginella ambigua var. concolor Bavay, 1912) Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série).</em> 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3. [Title page dated 1913; published December 1912]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46615
page(s): 22 [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]
page(s): 130 [details]
original description (of Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912) Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série).</em> 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3. [Title page dated 1913; published December 1912]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46615
page(s): 22-23, pl. 1 fig. 21-22 [details]
original description (of Marginella ambigua var. concolor Bavay, 1912) Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série).</em> 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3. [Title page dated 1913; published December 1912]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46615
page(s): 22 [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]
Other
additional source
Gofas S. (1989). Le genre <i>Volvarina</i> (Marginellidae) dans la Méditerranée et l'Atlantique du Nord-Est. <i>Bollettino Malacologico 25</i>: 159-182, 25 fig [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Cape Spartel, Morocco [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Volvarina ambigua (Bavay, 1912))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912)
To Malacopics (Volvarina ampelusica Monterosato, 1906 Morocco, Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira, Dakhla, La S...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912)
To PESI (from synonym Marginella ambigua var. concolor Bavay, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Volvarina ambigua (Bavay, 1912))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912)
To Malacopics (Volvarina ampelusica Monterosato, 1906 Morocco, Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira, Dakhla, La S...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Marginella ambigua Bavay, 1912)
To PESI (from synonym Marginella ambigua var. concolor Bavay, 1912)
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