WoRMS taxon details
Turritella ungulina (Linnaeus, 1758)
224241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224241)
accepted
Species
Turbo ungulinus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Turritella fuscata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (Synonym)
marine
(of Turbo ungulinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Nomenclature Deshayes (1843:260) interpreted the common European species currently known as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 under the...
Nomenclature Deshayes (1843:260) interpreted the common European species currently known as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 under the Linnaean name ungulina, whilst referring to the western African species as fuscata of Lamarck.
Reeve (1849, pl. 7, sp. 35) as such added Deshayes' interpretation to the synonymy of Turritella cornea Lamarck, 1822 which in his opinion was the correct name for the species currently referred to as communis Risso, 1826. [details]
Reeve (1849, pl. 7, sp. 35) as such added Deshayes' interpretation to the synonymy of Turritella cornea Lamarck, 1822 which in his opinion was the correct name for the species currently referred to as communis Risso, 1826. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Turritella ungulina (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224241 on 2026-10-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turritella fuscata Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 57, n. 5 [details]
original description (of Turbo ungulinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 767 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 57, n. 5 [details]
original description (of Turbo ungulinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 767 [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source
Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 7, sp. 35 [details]
page(s): Pl. 7, sp. 35 [details]
Other
additional source
Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1843). <i>Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome neuvième. <i>Histoire des Mollusques</i>. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 728 pp. [Deshayes sole author of the new molluscan names]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64019
page(s): 260; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Marche-Marchad, I. (1960). Les Turritellidae de l'Afrique Occidentale (Gastropodes Prosobranches marins). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire sér. A.</em> 22(3): 855-884, 3 pl. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 1, sp. 1 [details]
additional source Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1843). <i>Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome neuvième. <i>Histoire des Mollusques</i>. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 728 pp. [Deshayes sole author of the new molluscan names]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64019
page(s): 260; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Marche-Marchad, I. (1960). Les Turritellidae de l'Afrique Occidentale (Gastropodes Prosobranches marins). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire sér. A.</em> 22(3): 855-884, 3 pl. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 1, sp. 1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat sandy bottom [details]Nomenclature Deshayes (1843:260) interpreted the common European species currently known as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 under the Linnaean name ungulina, whilst referring to the western African species as fuscata of Lamarck.
Reeve (1849, pl. 7, sp. 35) as such added Deshayes' interpretation to the synonymy of Turritella cornea Lamarck, 1822 which in his opinion was the correct name for the species currently referred to as communis Risso, 1826. [details]
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