Marine Species Traits - Orectospira Dall, 1925

WoRMS taxon details

Orectospira Dall, 1925

AphiaID

430349 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430349)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Basilissa babelica Dall, 1907 accepted as Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Orectospirinae Habe, 1955

Original name

Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925

Synonymised names

Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925 · unaccepted (original rank)

Direct children (4)

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Species Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907)
Species Orectospira tectiformis (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Orectospira fusca Okutani & T. Habe, 1981 accepted as Mathilda fusca (Okutani & T. Habe, 1981) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928) accepted as Trochocerithium shikoense (Yokoyama, 1928) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925) Dall, W. H. (1925). Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collections of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66, art. 17, no. 2554: 1-41, pls. 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7738736
page(s): 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orectospira Dall, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430349 on 2025-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-11-11 12:08:55Z

created

Vos, Chris

2014-08-25 12:38:58Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-07-11 05:43:35Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925) Dall, W. H. (1925). Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collections of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66, art. 17, no. 2554: 1-41, pls. 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7738736
page(s): 5 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

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