African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Retusidae Thiele, 1925

AphiaID

156 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Retusa T. Brown, 1827

Parent

Bulloidea J. E. Gray, 1827

Original name

Retusidae Thiele, 1925

Direct children (5)

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Genus Pyrunculus Pilsbry, 1895
Genus Relichna Rudman, 1971
Genus Retusa T. Brown, 1827
Genus Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Utriculus Schumacher, 1817)

Environment

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

Original description

Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 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): 234 [268] [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Retusidae Thiele, 1925. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156 on 2026-05-17

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Retusidae Thiele, 1925. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156 on 2026-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2010-09-01 21:17:17Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2015-05-22 16:30:36Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2025-12-31 07:43:28Z

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original description Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 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): 234 [268] [details] Available for editors

basis of record Oskars T.R., Bouchet P. & Malaquias M.A. (2015). A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89: 130-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.011 [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Retusidae)
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