WoRMS taxon details
Aptyxis Troschel, 1868
445979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:445979)
accepted
Genus
Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Aptysis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of Aptyxis Troschel,...)
misspelling of Aptyxis Troschel, 1868
Fusus (Aptixis) [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Fusus (Aptyxis) Troschel, 1868 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Latirus (Aptyxis) Troschel, 1868 · unaccepted (original rank)
- Species Aptyxis boettgeri (Maltzan, 1884)
- Species Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Aptyxis luteopicta (Dall, 1877) accepted as Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
(of Latirus (Aptyxis) Troschel, 1868) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 2: 61, 64 [details]
page(s): 2: 61, 64 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Aptyxis Troschel, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445979 on 2026-06-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Latirus (Aptyxis) Troschel, 1868) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 2: 61, 64 [details]
page(s): 2: 61, 64 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Russo P. (2015). On the systematic position of <i>Murex syracusanus</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus <i>Aptyxis</i>. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 51(2): 79-86. [details]
Other
additional source
Russo P. (2016). On the grammatical gender of <i>Aptyxis</i> Troschel, 1884 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 52: 76. [details]
From editor or global species database
Grammatical gender feminine, from Greek πτύξις a fold [details]
From editor or global species database
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Unreviewed
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