WoRMS name details
Retusa (Retusa) T. Brown, 1827
153273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153273)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Subgenus
Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Retusa (Retusa) elegantissima T. Habe, 1950 accepted as Retusa elegantissima T. Habe, 1950
- Species Retusa (Retusa) instabilis Minichev, 1971 accepted as Retusa instabilis Minichev, 1971 (basionym)
- Species Retusa (Retusa) truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) represented as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Retusa T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from Nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> [i–vi] + i–v pp., 52 pls [1–52, 10*, with unpaginated plate explanations]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Retusa (Retusa) T. Brown, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153273 on 2026-08-19
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(of Retusa T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from Nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> [i–vi] + i–v pp., 52 pls [1–52, 10*, with unpaginated plate explanations]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
basis of record Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 38 [details]
basis of record Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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