WoRMS taxon details
Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
419542 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419542)
accepted
Species
Epitonium squamatum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Turbo exoletus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turbo obsoletus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo torcularis Born, 1778 · unaccepted
Turritella (Torcula) exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Turritella (Torcula) exoleta var. gracilior Mörch, 1876 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella obsoleta (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Turbo exoletus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419542 on 2026-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo exoletus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 766 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Turritella (Torcula) exoleta var. gracilior Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): p. 128-129. [details]
original description (of Turbo obsoletus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): Tom. 1, Pars 6, p. 3612, n. 99. [details]
original description (of Turbo torcularis Born, 1778) Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890
page(s): p. 368., sp. L. V. 5. [details]
original description (of Epitonium squamatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): p. 93, n. 1193. [details]
basis of record 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. 6, sp. 22 [details]
page(s): 766 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Turritella (Torcula) exoleta var. gracilior Mörch, 1876) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 23: 45-58, 87-143., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854452
page(s): p. 128-129. [details]
original description (of Turbo obsoletus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): Tom. 1, Pars 6, p. 3612, n. 99. [details]
original description (of Turbo torcularis Born, 1778) Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890
page(s): p. 368., sp. L. V. 5. [details]
original description (of Epitonium squamatum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): p. 93, n. 1193. [details]
basis of record 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. 6, sp. 22 [details]
Other
additional source
Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source Shikama, T. & Horikoshi, M. (1963). Selected shells of the world illustrated in colours. Hokuryu-Kan Publishing Co., LTD., Tokyo. [8] + 154 pp., pls 1-102.
page(s): p. 24, text fig. 7. [details]
[request]additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source Shikama, T. & Horikoshi, M. (1963). Selected shells of the world illustrated in colours. Hokuryu-Kan Publishing Co., LTD., Tokyo. [8] + 154 pp., pls 1-102.
page(s): p. 24, text fig. 7. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella exoleta)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, ex coll. F.J.A. Sli...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Turritella exoleta USNM 1197262)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella exoleta)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, ex coll. F.J.A. Sli...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Turritella exoleta USNM 1197262)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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