WoRMS taxon details
Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
476503 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476503)
accepted
Species
Biplex variegata G. Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gyrineum gyrinum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Gyrineum verrucosum Link, 1807 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Gyrineum gyrinum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Gyrineum gyrinum wilmerianum Preston, 1908 accepted as Gyrineum wilmerianum Preston, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476503 on 2026-05-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Biplex variegata G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Gyrineum verrucosum Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
original description (of Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278 [details]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 178: 1-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58988686 [details]
original description (of Gyrineum verrucosum Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
original description (of Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278 [details]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 178: 1-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58988686 [details]
Other
additional source
Lewis, H. (1974). A new species of Hawaiian <i>Gyrineum</i> (Cymatiidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 88(1): 10-13, figs. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097358
page(s): figs. 4, 9 [details]
additional source Beu, A. G. (2005). Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. <em>Scripta Geologica.</em> 130: 1-186.
page(s): 66, fig. 168-171 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): figs. 4, 9 [details]
additional source Beu, A. G. (2005). Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. <em>Scripta Geologica.</em> 130: 1-186.
page(s): 66, fig. 168-171 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tadpole triton | [details] |
| German | KaulquappentritonBraunweißband-Triton | [details] |
| Japanese | シマアラレボラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Biplex variegata G. Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gyrineum verrucosum Link, 1807)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gyrineum gyrinum)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Calabarzon, Batangas, Batangas Bay, u...
To PESI (from synonym Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Biplex variegata G. Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gyrineum verrucosum Link, 1807)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gyrineum gyrinum)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Calabarzon, Batangas, Batangas Bay, u...
To PESI (from synonym Ranella ranina Lamarck, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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