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Euspira Agassiz, 1837

138239 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138239)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Naticoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Naticidae (Family)
  9. Polinicinae (Subfamily)
  10. Euspira (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Polinicinae J. E. Gray, 1847
Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Natica (Euspira) Agassiz, 1837 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Natica (Lunatia) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Polinices (Euspira) Agassiz, 1837 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Polinices (Lunatia) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Euspira abyssicola (E. A. Smith, 1896)
  2. Species Euspira agujana (Dall, 1908)
  3. Species Euspira albrechti G. Stein, 2025 †
  4. Species Euspira amitrovi Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  5. Species Euspira antarcticida Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 †
  6. Species Euspira atricapilla (K. Martin, 1884) †
  7. Species Euspira blainvillei (Deshayes, 1864) †
  8. Species Euspira blaizensis (Kilburn, 1976)
  9. Species Euspira bohatyi Stilwell, 2000 †
  10. Species Euspira bononiensis (Foresti, 1884) †
  11. Species Euspira borshengjungi K.-Y. Lai, 2017
  12. Species Euspira catena (da Costa, 1778)
  13. Species Euspira consobrina (Deshayes, 1864) †
  14. Species Euspira constricta (Dall, 1908)
  15. Species Euspira crawfordiana (Dall, 1908)
  16. Species Euspira detracta (Koenen, 1885) †
  17. Species Euspira detrita (Koenen, 1885) †
  18. Species Euspira eblera (De Gregorio, 1885) †
  19. Species Euspira elatiuscula (Sacco, 1904) †
  20. Species Euspira elegans (Suter, 1917) †
  21. Species Euspira eyrensis H. J. Finlay, 1927 †
  22. Species Euspira fringilla (Dall, 1881)
  23. Species Euspira fusca (Blainville, 1825)
  24. Species Euspira fyfei (Marwick, 1924) †
  25. Species Euspira gerassimovi Beisel, 1983 †
  26. Species Euspira glaucinoides (J. Sowerby, 1812) †
  27. Species Euspira gottschei (Kautsky, 1925) †
  28. Species Euspira grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
  29. Species Euspira guamblinensis (Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1995) †
  30. Species Euspira guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  31. Species Euspira hamiltoni (Deshayes, 1864) †
  32. Species Euspira helicina (Brocchi, 1814) †
  33. Species Euspira heros (Say, 1822)
  34. Species Euspira ilhagwilensis Pacaud, 2016 †
  35. Species Euspira incus Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  36. Species Euspira jhuraensis S. S. Das, Mondal, S. Saha, Bardhan & R. Saha, 2019 †
  37. Species Euspira labellata (Lamarck, 1804) †
  38. Species Euspira lakhaparensis S. S. Das, Mondal, S. Saha, Bardhan & R. Saha, 2019 †
  39. Species Euspira lateaperta (Marwick, 1924) †
  40. Species Euspira lemaitrei (Kilburn, 1976)
  41. Species Euspira levicula (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
  42. Species Euspira levis (E. A. Smith, 1896)
  43. Species Euspira litorina (Dall, 1908)
  44. Species Euspira lorioli (Deshayes, 1864) †
  45. Species Euspira macilenta (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  46. Species Euspira merlei Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  47. Species Euspira montagui (Forbes, 1838)
  48. Species Euspira monterona Dall, 1919
  49. Species Euspira moravica Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  50. Species Euspira napus (E. A. Smith, 1904)
  51. Species Euspira nitida (Donovan, 1803)
  52. Species Euspira notabilis (Jeffreys, 1885)
  53. Species Euspira nuciformis (Gabb, 1864) †
  54. Species Euspira nux (Okutani, 1964)
  55. Species Euspira obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
  56. Species Euspira ortoni (Gabb, 1869) †
  57. Species Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  58. Species Euspira pardoana (Dall, 1908)
  59. Species Euspira patagonica (R. A. Philippi, 1845)
  60. Species Euspira perpusilla (G. B. Sowerby I, 1847) †
  61. Species Euspira perspecta (Whitfield, 1865) †
  62. Species Euspira phaeocephala (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
  63. Species Euspira pila (Pilsbry, 1911)
  64. Species Euspira pilula (Deshayes, 1864) †
  65. Species Euspira plicispira (Kuroda, 1961)
  66. Species Euspira presubplicata (Bouchet & Warén, 1993)
  67. Species Euspira protracta (Eichwald, 1830) †
  68. Species Euspira pseudoclimax (Cossmann, 1888) †
  69. Species Euspira radiata (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  70. Species Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad, 1858) †
  71. Species Euspira sabrinae (Pedriali, Sosso & Dell'Angelo, 2019) †
  72. Species Euspira sagamiensis Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
  73. Species Euspira saxosulensis Darragh, 1997 †
  74. Species Euspira schumacheri G. Stein, 2025 †
  75. Species Euspira selwyniana (Wilckens, 1922) †
  76. Species Euspira sirenkoi Pedriali, Sosso & Dell'Angelo, 2019 †
  77. Species Euspira strebeli (Dall, 1908)
  78. Species Euspira styriaca (Bauer, 1900) †
  79. Species Euspira subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885)
  80. Species Euspira tabulata Gabb, 1869 †
  81. Species Euspira talismani Bouchet & Warén, 1993
  82. Species Euspira tenuicula (Deshayes, 1864) †
  83. Species Euspira tenuis (Récluz, 1850)
  84. Species Euspira tenuistriata (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1911)
  85. Species Euspira tigilensis (L. Krishtofovich, 1947) †
  86. Species Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826)
  87. Species Euspira turbinata (Deshayes, 1864) †
  88. Species Euspira umbilicocarinata Robba, Pedriali & Quaggiotto, 2016 †
  89. Species Euspira varians (Dujardin, 1837) †
  90. Species Euspira varovtsiana (Pedriali, Sosso & Dell'Angelo, 2019) †
  91. Species Euspira venusta (Deshayes, 1864) †
  92. Species Euspira vinitor Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  93. Species Euspira viviparoides (Cossmann, 1888) †
  94. Species Euspira vohlandae Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  95. Species Euspira wagramensis Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
  96. Species Euspira yokoyamai (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952)
  97. Species Euspira coronata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  98. Species Euspira pyramidata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Euspira rotunda J. A. Gardner, 1947 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  100. Species Euspira sharpei J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  101. Species Euspira subcanaliculata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  102. Species Euspira baconica Kókay, 1966 † accepted as Cochlis baconica (Kókay, 1966) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  103. Species Euspira bituberculata (Robba, Pedriali & Quaggiotto, 2016) † accepted as Payraudeautia bituberculata Robba, Pedriali & Quaggiotto, 2016 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Euspira boutillieri (Cossmann, 1888) † accepted as Payraudeautia boutillieri (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Species Euspira caillati (Deshayes, 1864) † accepted as Payraudeautia caillati (Deshayes, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Species Euspira ermesi (Pedriali, Sosso & Dell'Angelo, 2019) † accepted as Payraudeautia ermesi Pedriali, Sosso & Dell'Angelo, 2019 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  107. Species Euspira exturbinoides (Sacco, 1890) † accepted as Euspira perpusilla (G. B. Sowerby I, 1847) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  108. Species Euspira gilva (R. A. Philippi, 1851) accepted as Laguncula gilva (R.A. Philippi, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Euspira indrana Stoliczka, 1868 † accepted as Punctospira indrana (Stoliczka, 1868) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Euspira intricata (Donovan, 1804) accepted as Payraudeautia intricata (Donovan, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Species Euspira nubila (Dall, 1889) accepted as Payraudeautia nubila (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  112. Species Euspira obelixi (Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018) † accepted as Payraudeautia obelixi Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  113. Species Euspira perforata (Deshayes, 1864) † accepted as Payraudeautia perforata (Deshayes, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  114. Species Euspira pigeonblancensis (Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016) † accepted as Payraudeautia pigeonblancensis Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826) accepted as Euspira nitida (Donovan, 1803)
  116. Species Euspira stoppanii (Deshayes, 1864) † accepted as Payraudeautia stoppanii (Deshayes, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Sowerby J.; Agassiz, L. (1837). Mineral-Conchologie Grossbrittaniens, von James Sowerby; deutsche Bearbeitung, herausgegeben von Hercules Nicolet, durchgesehen von Dr. Agassiz. <em>Neuchatel: H. Nicolet.</em> 52 pp., 21 pis.
page(s): 320; note: Right above AMPULLARIA acuta, in small font. [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Euspira Agassiz, 1837. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138239 on 2026-08-27
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Euspira Agassiz, 1837. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138239 on 2026-08-27
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2007-04-19 19:59:16Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2011-10-24 14:39:52Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2014-01-03 15:27:28Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2017-01-28 18:23:50Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2020-12-03 09:39:29Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Sowerby J.; Agassiz, L. (1837). Mineral-Conchologie Grossbrittaniens, von James Sowerby; deutsche Bearbeitung, herausgegeben von Hercules Nicolet, durchgesehen von Dr. Agassiz. <em>Neuchatel: H. Nicolet.</em> 52 pp., 21 pis.
page(s): 320; note: Right above AMPULLARIA acuta, in small font. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 149 [details] 

basis of record 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

status source Huelsken T., Tapken D., Dahlmann T., Wägele H., Riginos C. & Hollmann M. (2012) Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within <i>Polinices s.l.</i> (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. <i>Organisms, Diversity & Evolution</i> 12: 349-375. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

status source Kabat A. R. (1991). The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca Gastropoda). Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. <i>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 152</i>: 417-449, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4782270
page(s): 429 [details] 
 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euspira) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lunatia) (from synonym Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847)
To Genbank (from synonym Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847)
To Genbank 
To The Arctic Traits Database (8 traits) (from synonym Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847)
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits) 
To ITIS
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