WoRMS taxon details
Volvarina elliptica (Redfield, 1870)
474028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:474028)
accepted
Species
Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870 · unaccepted (original combination)
Volutella elongata Pease, 1868 · unaccepted
Volvarina elongata (Pease, 1868) · unaccepted
marine
(of Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870) Redfield, J. H. (1870). Rectification of the synonymy of certain species of <i>Marginella</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(2): 172-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6991749 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Volvarina elliptica (Redfield, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474028 on 2026-09-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Volutella elongata Pease, 1868) Pease, W. H. (1868). Description of sixty-five new species of marine Gastropodae, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(4): 271-297, pls 23-24. [published 2 April 1868]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6659055
page(s): 281, pl. 23 fig. 23. [details]
original description (of Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870) Redfield, J. H. (1870). Rectification of the synonymy of certain species of <i>Marginella</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(2): 172-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6991749 [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
page(s): 281, pl. 23 fig. 23. [details]
original description (of Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870) Redfield, J. H. (1870). Rectification of the synonymy of certain species of <i>Marginella</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(2): 172-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6991749 [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 29168)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
