Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) - Pusillina Monterosato, 1884

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Pusillina Monterosato, 1884

Pusillina philippi (Aradas et Maggiore, 1844)
Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (among algae, 22.06.2008), actual size 2,2 mm

AphiaID

138455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138455)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rissoidae J. E. Gray, 1847

Original name

Pusillina Monterosato, 1884

Synonymised names

Pusillina (Vicinirissoa) Ponder, 1985 · alternative representation

Rissoa (Pusillina) Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Pusillina amblia (R. B. Watson, 1886)
Species Pusillina aquensis Lozouet, 2015 †
Species Pusillina balkei (Verduin, 1976)
Species Pusillina benzi (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844)
Species Pusillina dollfusi Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 †
Species Pusillina ehrenbergii (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
Species Pusillina fuscapex Gofas, 2007
Species Pusillina gallica Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 †
Species Pusillina grateloupi (Vergneau-Saubade, 1968) †
Species Pusillina hadra Bouchet & Warén, 1993
Species Pusillina harpa (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Species Pusillina harpula Gofas, 2007
Species Pusillina inconspicua (Alder, 1844)
Species Pusillina lineolata (Michaud, 1830)
Species Pusillina marginata (Michaud, 1830)
Species Pusillina metivieri Bouchet & Warén, 1993
Species Pusillina minialba Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009
Species Pusillina misera (Deshayes, 1861) †
Species Pusillina munda (Monterosato, 1884)
Species Pusillina nana (Lamarck, 1804) †
Species Pusillina nilae Bogi & Chirli, 2004 †
Species Pusillina philippi (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844)
Species Pusillina plicosa (E. A. Smith, 1875)
Species Pusillina ponderi (Le Renard, 1980) †
Species Pusillina protocarinata Lozouet, 2015 †
Species Pusillina radiata (R. A. Philippi, 1836)
Species Pusillina sarsii (Lovén, 1846)
Species Pusillina terlizziorum Scuderi & Micali, 2024
Species Pusillina testudae (Verduin, 1979)
Species Pusillina tumidula (G. O. Sars, 1878)
Subgenus Pusillina (Haurakia) Iredale, 1915 accepted as Haurakia Iredale, 1915 (superseded combination)
1. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) buccella (Marwick, 1931) † accepted as Haurakia buccella Marwick, 1931 † (superseded combination)
2. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) chemnitzia (Laws, 1948) † accepted as Haurakia chemnitzia Laws, 1948 † (superseded combination)
3. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) hamiltoni (Suter, 1898) accepted as Haurakia hamiltoni (Suter, 1898) (superseded combination)
4. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) huttoni (Suter, 1898) accepted as Haurakia huttoni (Suter, 1898) (superseded combination)
5. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) infecta (Suter, 1908) accepted as Haurakia infecta (Suter, 1908) (superseded combination)
6. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) marshalli (Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971) † accepted as Haurakia marshalli (Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971) † (superseded combination)
7. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) oamarutica (H. J. Finlay, 1924) † accepted as Haurakia oamarutica H. J. Finlay, 1924 † (superseded combination)
8. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) onerata (Laws, 1939) † accepted as Haurakia onerata Laws, 1939 † (superseded combination)
9. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) sodalis (Laws, 1939) † accepted as Haurakia sodalis Laws, 1939 † (superseded combination)
10. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) subsuturalis (Dell, 1956) accepted as Haurakia subsuturalis Dell, 1956 (superseded combination)
11. Species Pusillina (Haurakia) tenuisculpta (Laws, 1950) † accepted as Haurakia tenuisculpta Laws, 1950 † (superseded combination)
Species Pusillina kazakhstanica Amitrov, 2010 † accepted as Benthonella kazakhstanica (Amitrov, 2010) † (original combination)
Species Pusillina sarsi [sic] accepted as Pusillina sarsii (Lovén, 1846) (misspelling)
Subgenus Pusillina (Vicinirissoa) Ponder, 1985 represented as Pusillina Monterosato, 1884
1. Species Pusillina (Vicinirissoa) tumidula (G. O. Sars, 1878) represented as Pusillina tumidula (G. O. Sars, 1878)

Environment

marine, brackish

Original description

Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 56; note: defined as "sezione" but treated as genus directly under family Rissoidae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pusillina Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138455 on 2025-05-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Pusillina Monterosato, 1884. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138455 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2010-10-23 17:39:49Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2012-11-09 21:16:35Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2015-03-22 18:15:46Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

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original description Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 56; note: defined as "sezione" but treated as genus directly under family Rissoidae [details]

original description (of Pusillina (Vicinirissoa) Ponder, 1985) Ponder, W. F. (1985). A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum. Suppl. 4: 1-221. [12 February 1985]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-1985-Rec-Aust-Mus-Suppl-4-1221/
page(s): 31 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Ponder, W. F. (1985). A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum. Suppl. 4: 1-221. [12 February 1985]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-1985-Rec-Aust-Mus-Suppl-4-1221/
page(s): 26-33 [details] Available for editors

additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]

additional source Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]