WoRMS taxon details
Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830)
527382 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527382)
accepted
Species
Rissoa scalaris Michaud, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Truncatella (Tomlinella) scalaris (Michaud, 1830) · alternative representation
Truncatella (Tomlinitella) scalaris (Michaud, 1830) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Truncatella costata L. Pfeiffer, 1839 · unaccepted
Truncatella cumingii C. B. Adams, 1845 · unaccepted
Truncatella scalariformis C. B. Adams, 1845 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Truncatella scalaris piratica Clench & R. D. Turner, 1948
- Subspecies Truncatella scalaris scalaris (Michaud, 1830)
- Subspecies Truncatella scalaris clathrus R. T. Lowe, 1832 accepted as Truncatella clathrus R. T. Lowe, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rissoa scalaris Michaud, 1830) Michaud, A. L. G. (1830). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles du genre <i>Rissoa</i>. Lyon: Perrin. 19 pp., 1 pl. , available online at http://www.linneenne-lyon.org/depot/3906.pdf
page(s): 18, figs 31-32 [details]
page(s): 18, figs 31-32 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527382 on 2026-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Truncatella cumingii C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Truncatella scalariformis C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Truncatella costata L. Pfeiffer, 1839) Pfeiffer, L. (1839). Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 346-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904257
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Rissoa scalaris Michaud, 1830) Michaud, A. L. G. (1830). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles du genre <i>Rissoa</i>. Lyon: Perrin. 19 pp., 1 pl. , available online at http://www.linneenne-lyon.org/depot/3906.pdf
page(s): 18, figs 31-32 [details]
basis of record Vernhout, J. H. (1914). The land- and freshwater-molluscs of the Dutch West-Indian Islands. <em>Notes from the Leiden Museum.</em> 36: 177-189 + 2-page unpaginated table., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14021311#page/193/
page(s): 183, table [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Truncatella scalariformis C. B. Adams, 1845) Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490685
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Truncatella costata L. Pfeiffer, 1839) Pfeiffer, L. (1839). Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 346-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904257
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Rissoa scalaris Michaud, 1830) Michaud, A. L. G. (1830). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles du genre <i>Rissoa</i>. Lyon: Perrin. 19 pp., 1 pl. , available online at http://www.linneenne-lyon.org/depot/3906.pdf
page(s): 18, figs 31-32 [details]
basis of record Vernhout, J. H. (1914). The land- and freshwater-molluscs of the Dutch West-Indian Islands. <em>Notes from the Leiden Museum.</em> 36: 177-189 + 2-page unpaginated table., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14021311#page/193/
page(s): 183, table [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Mazé, H. (1890). Supplément au catalogue révisé des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guadeloupe et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 38: 19-34. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928526
page(s): 33 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 62 [details]
additional source Mazé, H. (1890). Supplément au catalogue révisé des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guadeloupe et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 38: 19-34. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928526
page(s): 33 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 62 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Truncatella scalaris)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Truncatella scalaris)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Truncatella scalaris (Michaud, 1830))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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