WoRMS name details
Risella J. E. Gray, 1842
204593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204593)
unaccepted > nomen oblitum (by Reid (1988))
Genus
Trochus melanostoma Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
- Subgenus Risella (Peasiella) G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Risella (Peasiella) roepstorffiana G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Peasiella roepstorffiana (G. Nevill, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Risella (Peasiella) templiana G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Risella templiana G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Peasiella roepstorffiana (G. Nevill, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Risella (Peasiella) tantillus (A. A. Gould, 1849) represented as Risella tantillus (A. A. Gould, 1849) accepted as Peasiella tantilla (A. A. Gould, 1849)
- Species Risella balteata Preston, 1908 accepted as Peasiella roepstorffiana (G. Nevill, 1885)
- Species Risella bruni Crosse, 1864 accepted as Bembicium vittatum R. A. Philippi, 1846 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Risella crassa Dunker, 1861 accepted as Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Risella fimbriata R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Bembicium vittatum R. A. Philippi, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Risella flavescens R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Bembicium flavescens (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Risella grisea R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Risella infracostata Issel, 1869 accepted as Peasiella infracostata (Issel, 1869) (original combination)
- Species Risella isseli Issel, 1869 accepted as Peasiella isseli (Issel, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Risella kielmannsegi Zelebor, 1866 accepted as Bembicium auratum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (junior synonym)
- Species Risella parvula Dunker, 1861 accepted as Peasiella tantilla (A. A. Gould, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Risella plicatula R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Bembicium flavescens (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Risella roepstorffiana G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Peasiella roepstorffiana (G. Nevill, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Risella tantillus (A. A. Gould, 1849) accepted as Peasiella tantilla (A. A. Gould, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Risella templiana G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Peasiella roepstorffiana (G. Nevill, 1885) (junior synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 60 [details]
page(s): 60 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Risella J. E. Gray, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204593 on 2026-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 60 [details]
page(s): 60 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Iredale, T. (1912). New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. <i>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London</i>. 10(3): 217-228, pl. 9., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237192 [details]
source of synonymy Reid, D. G. (1988). The genera <i>Bembicium</i> and <i>Risellopsis</i> (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Australia and New Zealand. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 40: 91-150., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/reid-1988-rec-aust-mus-402-91150/ [details]
source of synonymy Reid, D. G. (1988). The genera <i>Bembicium</i> and <i>Risellopsis</i> (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Australia and New Zealand. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 40: 91-150., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/reid-1988-rec-aust-mus-402-91150/ [details]
