WoRMS taxon details
Subcancilla edithrexae Sphon, 1976
1067606 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1067606)
accepted
Species
Ziba edithrexae (Sphon, 1976) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sphon, G. G. (1976). The Mitridae of the Galápagos Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 63-64, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276427
page(s): 64, figs 1-2 [details]
page(s): 64, figs 1-2 [details]
Type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Punta Alfaro, Isabela Island, 10-20 feet of water
type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Punta Alfaro, Isabela Island, 10-20 feet of water [details]
Etymology Named for a friend of the author, conchologist Miss Edith Rex (1894-1981).
Etymology Named for a friend of the author, conchologist Miss Edith Rex (1894-1981). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Subcancilla edithrexae Sphon, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1067606 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Sphon, G. G. (1976). The Mitridae of the Galápagos Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 63-64, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276427
page(s): 64, figs 1-2 [details]
page(s): 64, figs 1-2 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of <i>Mitra</i>: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 183(2): 253-337., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-pdf/183/2/253/25046972/zlx073.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 82, pl. S226 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gori, S., Renda, W. & Salisbury, R. (2025). <i>Illustrated catalogue of Recent species of Mitroidea named since 1976</i>. Palermo: Edizioni Danaus. 256 pp.
page(s): 86-87, pl. 37 figs A-D [details]
page(s): 82, pl. S226 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gori, S., Renda, W. & Salisbury, R. (2025). <i>Illustrated catalogue of Recent species of Mitroidea named since 1976</i>. Palermo: Edizioni Danaus. 256 pp.
page(s): 86-87, pl. 37 figs A-D [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
