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Colpospira J. Donald, 1900

446487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446487)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Turritellidae (Family)
  9. Turritellinae (Subfamily)
  10. Colpospira (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Turritella runcinata R. B. Watson, 1881 accepted as Colpospira runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881) (type by original designation)
Turritellinae Lovén, 1847
Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka, 1959 † · alternative representation
Colpospira (Colpospira) J. Donald, 1900 · alternative representation
Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Colpospira (Platycolpus) J. Donald, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ctenocolpus Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platycolpus J. Donald, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella (Colpospira) J. Donald, 1900 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Turritella (Ctenocolpus) Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Colpospira accisa (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  2. Species Colpospira atkinsoni (Tate & May, 1900)
  3. Species Colpospira australis (Lamarck, 1822)
  4. Species Colpospira bundilla Garrard, 1972
  5. Species Colpospira circumligata (Verco, 1910)
  6. Species Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  7. Species Colpospira curialis (Hedley, 1907)
  8. Species Colpospira decoramen (Iredale, 1936)
  9. Species Colpospira deliciosa (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  10. Species Colpospira guillaumei Iredale, 1924
  11. Species Colpospira joannae (Hedley, 1923)
  12. Species Colpospira mediolevis (Verco, 1910)
  13. Species Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972
  14. Species Colpospira musgravia Garrard, 1982
  15. Species Colpospira quadrata (J. Donald, 1900)
  16. Species Colpospira runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  17. Species Colpospira sinuata (Reeve, 1849)
  18. Species Colpospira smithiana (J. Donald, 1900)
  19. Species Colpospira sophiae (Brazier, 1883)
  20. Species Colpospira swainsiana Garrard, 1982
  21. Species Colpospira translucida Garrard, 1972
  22. Species Colpospira wollumbi Garrard, 1972
  23. Species Colpospira yarramundi Garrard, 1972
  24. Subgenus Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) Iredale, 1925 accepted as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) australis (Lamarck, 1822) represented as Colpospira australis (Lamarck, 1822)
    2. Species Colpospira (Ctenocolpus) curialis (Hedley, 1907) represented as Colpospira curialis (Hedley, 1907)
  25. Subgenus Colpospira (Platycolpus) J. Donald, 1900 accepted as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) congelata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1849) accepted as Turritella congelata A. Adams & Reeve, 1849 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) musgravia Garrard, 1982 accepted as Colpospira musgravia Garrard, 1982 (Original combination)
    3. Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) circumligata (Verco, 1910) represented as Colpospira circumligata (Verco, 1910)
    4. Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) quadrata (J. Donald, 1900) represented as Colpospira quadrata (J. Donald, 1900)
  26. Species Colpospira aquamarina Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Species Colpospira congelata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1849) accepted as Turritella congelata A. Adams & Reeve, 1849 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Colpospira indigena Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  29. Subgenus Colpospira (Colpospira) J. Donald, 1900 represented as Colpospira J. Donald, 1900
    1. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) aquamarina Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) indigena Garrard, 1972 accepted as Colpospira moretonensis Garrard, 1972 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) sinuata (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Colpospira sinuata (Reeve, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) bundilla Garrard, 1972 represented as Colpospira bundilla Garrard, 1972
    5. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881) represented as Colpospira cordismei (R. B. Watson, 1881)
    6. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) decoramen (Iredale, 1936) represented as Colpospira decoramen (Iredale, 1936)
    7. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) deliciosa (R. B. Watson, 1881) represented as Colpospira deliciosa (R. B. Watson, 1881)
    8. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) joannae (Hedley, 1923) represented as Colpospira joannae (Hedley, 1923)
    9. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881) represented as Colpospira runcinata (R. B. Watson, 1881)
    10. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) translucida Garrard, 1972 represented as Colpospira translucida Garrard, 1972
    11. Species Colpospira (Colpospira) wollumbi Garrard, 1972 represented as Colpospira wollumbi Garrard, 1972
marine
recent only
Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4(2): 47-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797967
page(s): 51 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Colpospira J. Donald, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446487 on 2026-09-28
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2010-01-08 13:50:41Z
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Tran, Bastien
2010-04-28 18:44:53Z
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Vos, Chris
2012-11-09 20:24:10Z
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Vos, Chris
2012-11-10 13:28:49Z
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Vos, Chris
2020-12-20 09:17:01Z
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Vos, Chris

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Nomenclature

original description Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4(2): 47-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797967
page(s): 51 [details] 

original description (of Platycolpus J. Donald, 1900) Donald, J. (1900). On some recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4(2): 47-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797967
page(s): p. 54. [details] 

original description (of Ctenocolpus Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 266 [details] 

original description (of Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka, 1959 †) Kotaka, T. (1959). The Cenozoic Turritellidae of japan. <em>The science reports of the Tohoku University.</em> Second series, 3:1- 135, 15 pls, 3 tabs . 7 charts.
page(s): p. 101. [details] 

Other

additional source Cotton, B. C. & Godfrey, F. K. (1931). South Australian Shells. Part I. <em>The South Australian Naturalist.</em> 12 (4): 51-63, pls. I-II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42129224
page(s): p. 57. [details] 

additional source Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html
page(s): p. 387. [details] 

 
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