WoRMS name details
Heliacus (Gyriscus) worsfoldi Quinn, 1981
694639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:694639)
unaccepted
Species
Heliacus (Gyriscus) Tiberi, 1867 represented as Heliacus A. d'Orbigny, 1842
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Quinn, J. F., Jr. (1981). The gastropods, <i>Calliostoma orion</i> Dall, 1889 (Trochidae) and <i>Heliacus</i> (<i>Gyriscus</i>) <i>worsfoldi</i> n. sp. (Architectonicidae), from the Bahama Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 150-156, figs. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497211 [details]
Etymology Named for the Bahamian conchologist, Jack Nigel Worsfold (1948-****).
Etymology Named for the Bahamian conchologist, Jack Nigel Worsfold (1948-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Heliacus (Gyriscus) worsfoldi Quinn, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=694639 on 2026-07-14
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Quinn, J. F., Jr. (1981). The gastropods, <i>Calliostoma orion</i> Dall, 1889 (Trochidae) and <i>Heliacus</i> (<i>Gyriscus</i>) <i>worsfoldi</i> n. sp. (Architectonicidae), from the Bahama Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 150-156, figs. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497211 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R. (1987). Die Gattungen der Architectonicidae (Gastropoda: Allogastropoda). Teil 4: <i>Heliacus (Pyrgoheliacus)</i> n. subgen. und <i>Architectonica (Adelphotectonica)</i> n. subgen. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 117 (4/6): 203-215, pls. 1-2 [12 June].
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basis of record Bieler, R. (1987). Die Gattungen der Architectonicidae (Gastropoda: Allogastropoda). Teil 4: <i>Heliacus (Pyrgoheliacus)</i> n. subgen. und <i>Architectonica (Adelphotectonica)</i> n. subgen. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 117 (4/6): 203-215, pls. 1-2 [12 June].
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Named for the Bahamian conchologist, Jack Nigel Worsfold (1948-****). [details]
