WoRMS taxon details
Gyroscala coronata (Lamarck, 1816)
216106 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216106)
accepted
Species
Epitonium (Gyroscala) coronatum (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Epitonium coronatum (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gyroscala africana (Bartsch, 1915) · unaccepted
Scala coronata (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scalaria coronata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scalaria coronata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 11, pl. 451, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 11, pl. 451, fig. 5 [details]
Note unknown [= False Bay; designated by Kilburn, 1985]
Type locality unknown [= False Bay; designated by Kilburn, 1985] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gyroscala coronata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216106 on 2026-07-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 62, pl.9, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Scalaria coronata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 11, pl. 451, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 261 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 62, pl.9, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Scalaria coronata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 11, pl. 451, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 261 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 20, pl. 8, fig. 4 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 80 [details]
page(s): 20, pl. 8, fig. 4 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 80 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality unknown [= False Bay; designated by Kilburn, 1985] [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Epitonium coronatum (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Scala coronata (Lamarck, 1816))
To Conchology (Gyroscala coronata cf.)
To Conchology (Gyroscala coronata)
To Malacopics (Gyroscala coronata (Lamarck, 1816) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London, Gonubie...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epitonium africanum Syntype USNM 186837) (from synonym Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Epitonium coronatum (Lamarck, 1816))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Scala coronata (Lamarck, 1816))
To Conchology (Gyroscala coronata cf.)
To Conchology (Gyroscala coronata)
To Malacopics (Gyroscala coronata (Lamarck, 1816) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London, Gonubie...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epitonium africanum Syntype USNM 186837) (from synonym Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Epitonium coronatum (Lamarck, 1816))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Epitonium africanum Bartsch, 1915)
Unreviewed
