WoRMS taxon details
Oscilla jocosa Melvill, 1904
141040 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141040)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1904). Descriptions of twelve new species and one variety of marine Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1902–1904. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (4): 79-85, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099633
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 11 [details]
Note Gulf of Oman (24°58'N, 56°54'E, 156 fathoms)
Type locality Gulf of Oman (24°58'N, 56°54'E, 156 fathoms) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oscilla jocosa Melvill, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141040 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. (1904). Descriptions of twelve new species and one variety of marine Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1902–1904. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (4): 79-85, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099633
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 11 [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]
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 11 [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]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 285 [319], pl. 15, fig. 28. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 194 [details]
additional source Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2017). <i>Deep water Pyramidelloidea from the central and South Pacific. The tribe Chrysallidini.</i> ECIMAT (Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla), Universidade de Vigo. 412 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Peñas, A.; Rolán, E.; Sabelli, B. (2020). The family Pyramidellidae in the Red Sea. I. The tribe Chrysallidini. <em>Iberus.</em> 38 (supplement 8): 1-93., available online at https://zenodo.org/records/4969059
page(s): 72-73 [details]
[request]additional source Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 285 [319], pl. 15, fig. 28. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 194 [details]
additional source Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2017). <i>Deep water Pyramidelloidea from the central and South Pacific. The tribe Chrysallidini.</i> ECIMAT (Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla), Universidade de Vigo. 412 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Peñas, A.; Rolán, E.; Sabelli, B. (2020). The family Pyramidellidae in the Red Sea. I. The tribe Chrysallidini. <em>Iberus.</em> 38 (supplement 8): 1-93., available online at https://zenodo.org/records/4969059
page(s): 72-73 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Gulf of Oman (24°58'N, 56°54'E, 156 fathoms) [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
