WoRMS taxon details
Conotalopia musiva (A. A. Gould, 1861)
732126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:732126)
accepted
Species
Gibbula holdsworthana G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Isanda holdsworthana (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871) · unaccepted
Margarita musiva A. A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted (original combination)
Minolia (Conotrochus) strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Minolia charmosyne Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted
Minolia charmosyne var. albinella Melvill, 1918 · unaccepted
Minolia holdsworthana (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871) · unaccepted
Minolia strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Minolia strigata Tenison Woods 1879
Pseudominolia musiva (A. A. Gould, 1861) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Trochus (Gibbula) holdsworthana (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Margarita musiva A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 15. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 15. [details]
Type locality contained in Hong Kong Island
type locality contained in Hong Kong Island [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Conotalopia musiva (A. A. Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732126 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Margarita musiva A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 15. [details]
original description (of Minolia charmosyne var. albinella Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 153. [details]
original description (of Minolia charmosyne Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 153, pl. 5, fig. 25. [details]
original description (of Gibbula holdsworthana G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871) Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1871). Descriptions of new Mollusca from the Eastern regions. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (1): 1-11, plate 1. Calcutta [31 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35630807
page(s): 3, pl. 1, fig. 18 [details]
original description (of Minolia (Conotrochus) strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1894). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from the neighbourhood of Hong-Kong. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1(4): 153-159, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167456
page(s): 158, pl. 12 fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Huang, S.-I, Kao, H.-Y., Fu, I-Feng, Lin, M.-H. & Jang, K.-H. (2025). Notes on <i>Minolia</i> A. Adams, 1860 in Taiwan (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Solariellidae). <em>Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan.</em> 48: 65-111.
page(s): 89-91, pl. 14 figs 1-7, pl. 16 fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): Vol. 8: 15. [details]
original description (of Minolia charmosyne var. albinella Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 153. [details]
original description (of Minolia charmosyne Melvill, 1918) Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 153, pl. 5, fig. 25. [details]
original description (of Gibbula holdsworthana G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871) Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1871). Descriptions of new Mollusca from the Eastern regions. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (1): 1-11, plate 1. Calcutta [31 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35630807
page(s): 3, pl. 1, fig. 18 [details]
original description (of Minolia (Conotrochus) strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1894). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from the neighbourhood of Hong-Kong. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1(4): 153-159, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167456
page(s): 158, pl. 12 fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Huang, S.-I, Kao, H.-Y., Fu, I-Feng, Lin, M.-H. & Jang, K.-H. (2025). Notes on <i>Minolia</i> A. Adams, 1860 in Taiwan (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Solariellidae). <em>Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan.</em> 48: 65-111.
page(s): 89-91, pl. 14 figs 1-7, pl. 16 fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 66 [details]
[request]additional source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 66 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Gibbula holdsworthana G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871; Lectotype; NMW.1955.158.01003) (from synonym Gibbula holdsworthana G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)
To Malacopics (Conotalopia musiva (A. Gould, 1861) Sri Lanka)
To Malacopics (Conotalopia musiva (A.Gould,1861) Hong Kong) (from synonym Minolia strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)
To Malacopics (Conotalopia musiva (A. Gould, 1861) Sri Lanka)
To Malacopics (Conotalopia musiva (A.Gould,1861) Hong Kong) (from synonym Minolia strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)
