WoRMS taxon details
Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849
215157 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215157)
accepted
Species
Archimediella maculata (Reeve, 1849) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella (Haustator) alba H. Adams, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella (Haustator) maculata Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted
Turritella (Haustator) maculata var. ornata Schepman, 1909 · unaccepted (Invalid; Not of Michelotti, 1840,...)
Invalid; Not of Michelotti, 1840, Münster, 1841, d'Orbigny, 1843, Hutton, 1873
Turritella (Torcula) admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella alba H. Adams, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Turritella maculata chionia Melvill, 1928 · unaccepted
Turritella maculata schepmani H. J. Finlay, 1927 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella maculata var. chionia Melvill, 1928 · unaccepted
Turritella maculata var. ornata Schepman, 1909 · unaccepted (invalid, not of Michellotti,...)
invalid, not of Michellotti, 1840, Münster, 1841, Orbigny, 1843, HUtton, 1873
- Subspecies Turritella maculata schepmani H. J. Finlay, 1927 accepted as Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Turritella maculata var. chionia Melvill, 1928 accepted as Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849
- Variety Turritella maculata var. ornata Schepman, 1909 accepted as Turritella maculata schepmani H. J. Finlay, 1927 accepted as Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 (invalid, not of Michellotti, 1840, Münster, 1841, Orbigny, 1843, HUtton, 1873)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 7, sp. 33 [details]
page(s): Pl. 7, sp. 33 [details]
Type locality contained in China Sea , Note 3 specimens, syntypes, NHMUK 1969267. Middle...
type locality contained in China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type material 3 specimens, syntypes, NHMUK 1969267. Middle specimen on the wooden tablet once indicated as being "the type" yet the present examination - supported by the 1969 ledger entry - would contradict that assessment, and maintain all three specimens as syntypes. It is the species commonly known from the Red Sea under the present name, and leaves no doubts. Measurements of the largest syntype: 66,85 mm x 17,2 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Haas (1952:115) listed this species as Turritella (Haustrum) maculata which evidently is an error for Haustator. As he...
Taxonomic remark Haas (1952:115) listed this species as Turritella (Haustrum) maculata which evidently is an error for Haustator. As he lists this species again in 1954 with mention of subgenus, the present editor has opted not to pollute the system and create a separate Aphia for this error and group Haas' 1952 listing under the original combination. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215157 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 7, sp. 33 [details]
original description (of Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 11, sp. 56 [details]
original description (of Turritella alba H. Adams, 1872) Adams, H. (1872). Further descriptions of new species of shells collected by Robert M'Andrew, Esq., in the Red Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1872: 9-12, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28611355
page(s): 9-10; pl. 3, fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Turritella (Torcula) admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881) Watson, R.B. (1880). Mollusca of H. M. S. 'Challenger' expedition. Part VI. Turritellidae. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society - Zoology.</em> 15: 217-230., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38644488
page(s): 227-229 [details]
original description (of Turritella maculata var. chionia Melvill, 1928) Melvill, J. C. (1928). The Marine Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Captain F. W. Townsend, 1893-1914. - Addenda, Corrigenda, and Emendanda. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> Volume 43, Part 3 (November 1928), pp. 93-117.
page(s): p. 102 [details]
original description (of Turritella (Haustator) maculata var. ornata Schepman, 1909) Schepman, M. M. (1909). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part II. Taenioglossa and Ptenoglossa. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 49b: 109-231, pls 10-16., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34314909
page(s): p. 188, pl. 11, fig. 11. [details]
page(s): Pl. 7, sp. 33 [details]
original description (of Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 11, sp. 56 [details]
original description (of Turritella alba H. Adams, 1872) Adams, H. (1872). Further descriptions of new species of shells collected by Robert M'Andrew, Esq., in the Red Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1872: 9-12, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28611355
page(s): 9-10; pl. 3, fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Turritella (Torcula) admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881) Watson, R.B. (1880). Mollusca of H. M. S. 'Challenger' expedition. Part VI. Turritellidae. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society - Zoology.</em> 15: 217-230., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38644488
page(s): 227-229 [details]
original description (of Turritella maculata var. chionia Melvill, 1928) Melvill, J. C. (1928). The Marine Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Captain F. W. Townsend, 1893-1914. - Addenda, Corrigenda, and Emendanda. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> Volume 43, Part 3 (November 1928), pp. 93-117.
page(s): p. 102 [details]
original description (of Turritella (Haustator) maculata var. ornata Schepman, 1909) Schepman, M. M. (1909). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part II. Taenioglossa and Ptenoglossa. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 49b: 109-231, pls 10-16., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34314909
page(s): p. 188, pl. 11, fig. 11. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Haas, F. (1952). Shells collected by the Peabody Museum Expedition to the Near East, 1950. I. Mollusks from the Persian Gulf. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 65(4): 114-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524917
page(s): p. 115 [details]
ecology source Smith, E. A. (1891). On a collection of marine shells from Aden, with sorne remarks upon the relationship of the molluscan fauna of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1891): 390-436, pl. 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31940560
page(s): p. 417 [details]
page(s): p. 115 [details]
ecology source Smith, E. A. (1891). On a collection of marine shells from Aden, with sorne remarks upon the relationship of the molluscan fauna of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1891): 390-436, pl. 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31940560
page(s): p. 417 [details]
Other
additional source
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Tryon, G. W. (1886). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 8: Naticidae, Calyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae. pp 1-461, pls 1-79. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-27, Jan. 23, 1886; pp. 65-128, pls 28-37, May 3, 1886; pp. 129-192, pls 38-58, Jul. 28, 1886; pp. 193-461, pls 59-79, Nov. 24, 1886]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63144
page(s): p. 202, pl. 63, fig. 83 [details]
additional source Shopland, E. R. (1896). List of shells collected at Aden in 1892–95, classified in accordance with the Paetel Catalogue. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 10(2): 217-235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30254759
page(s): p. 228.; note: Commander Shopland's collection was passed on to H. C. Dinshau [also referred to as Dinshaw], who presented it to the British Museum of that time. Also see E. A. Smith in Lankester, 1906:725 fo...
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additional source Shopland, E. R. (1902). List of Marine Shells Collected in the Neighbourhood of Aden between 1892 and 1901. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> Volume 5, pp. 171-179.
page(s): p. 176.; note: Commander Shopland's collection was passed on to H. C. Dinshau [also referred to as Dinshaw], who presented it to the British Museum of that time. Also see E. A. Smith in Lankester, 1906:725 fo...
[details]
additional source Blatterer H. (2019). Mollusca of the Dahab region (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). <em>Denisia.</em> 43: 1-480., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/DENISIA_0043_0001-0480.pdf
page(s): 187, pl. 85 fig. 8a-f. [details]
additional source Tryon, G. W. (1886). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 8: Naticidae, Calyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae. pp 1-461, pls 1-79. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-27, Jan. 23, 1886; pp. 65-128, pls 28-37, May 3, 1886; pp. 129-192, pls 38-58, Jul. 28, 1886; pp. 193-461, pls 59-79, Nov. 24, 1886]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63144
page(s): p. 202, pl. 63, fig. 83 [details]
additional source Shopland, E. R. (1896). List of shells collected at Aden in 1892–95, classified in accordance with the Paetel Catalogue. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 10(2): 217-235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30254759
page(s): p. 228.; note: Commander Shopland's collection was passed on to H. C. Dinshau [also referred to as Dinshaw], who presented it to the British Museum of that time. Also see E. A. Smith in Lankester, 1906:725 fo...
Commander Shopland's collection was passed on to H. C. Dinshau [also referred to as Dinshaw], who presented it to the British Museum of that time. Also see E. A. Smith in Lankester, 1906:725 for that deposit. Both Turritellidae samples mentioned by Shopland are today at NHMUK
additional source Shopland, E. R. (1902). List of Marine Shells Collected in the Neighbourhood of Aden between 1892 and 1901. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> Volume 5, pp. 171-179.
page(s): p. 176.; note: Commander Shopland's collection was passed on to H. C. Dinshau [also referred to as Dinshaw], who presented it to the British Museum of that time. Also see E. A. Smith in Lankester, 1906:725 fo...
Commander Shopland's collection was passed on to H. C. Dinshau [also referred to as Dinshaw], who presented it to the British Museum of that time. Also see E. A. Smith in Lankester, 1906:725 for that deposit. Both Turritellidae samples mentioned by Shopland are today at NHMUK
additional source Blatterer H. (2019). Mollusca of the Dahab region (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). <em>Denisia.</em> 43: 1-480., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/DENISIA_0043_0001-0480.pdf
page(s): 187, pl. 85 fig. 8a-f. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NHMUK 1969267 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Haas (1952:115) listed this species as Turritella (Haustrum) maculata which evidently is an error for Haustator. As he lists this species again in 1954 with mention of subgenus, the present editor has opted not to pollute the system and create a separate Aphia for this error and group Haas' 1952 listing under the original combination. [details]Type material 3 specimens, syntypes, NHMUK 1969267. Middle specimen on the wooden tablet once indicated as being "the type" yet the present examination - supported by the 1969 ledger entry - would contradict that assessment, and maintain all three specimens as syntypes. It is the species commonly known from the Red Sea under the present name, and leaves no doubts. Measurements of the largest syntype: 66,85 mm x 17,2 mm. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Turritella admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella maculata)
To GB Mollusca Types (Turitella alba H. Adams, 1872; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100005) (from synonym Turritella alba H. Adams, 1872)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turritella admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Archimediella maculata (Reeve, 1849))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Turritella (Haustator) maculata var. ornata Schepman,199 SYNTYPE Indonesia, Nusa Ten...
To Malacopics (Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 )
To Malacopics (Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 Israel, Darom, Gulf of Eilat, at 2-4 m depth, colle...
To MCZ database of the Zoological Collections Note: Sample referred to by Haas, 1952
To NHMUK Zoology collection database
To NHMUK Zoology collection database (from synonym Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turritella maculata)
To GB Mollusca Types (Turitella alba H. Adams, 1872; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100005) (from synonym Turritella alba H. Adams, 1872)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turritella admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Archimediella maculata (Reeve, 1849))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Turritella (Haustator) maculata var. ornata Schepman,199 SYNTYPE Indonesia, Nusa Ten...
To Malacopics (Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 )
To Malacopics (Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 Israel, Darom, Gulf of Eilat, at 2-4 m depth, colle...
To MCZ database of the Zoological Collections Note: Sample referred to by Haas, 1952
To NHMUK Zoology collection database
To NHMUK Zoology collection database (from synonym Turritella bicolor A. Adams & Reeve, 1849)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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