World Register of Deep-Sea species - Pleurotoma gypsata R. B. Watson, 1881

Deep-Sea name details

Pleurotoma gypsata R. B. Watson, 1881

AphiaID

436637 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:436637)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Austrobela gypsata (R. B. Watson, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pleurotoma Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Turris Batsch, 1789

Original name

Pleurotoma (Drillia) gypsata R. B. Watson, 1881

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. Parts VIII, IX, X. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 388-475., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37088539
page(s): 413 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurotoma gypsata R. B. Watson, 1881. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=436637 on 2026-05-05

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pleurotoma gypsata R. B. Watson, 1881. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=436637 on 2026-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-12-02 13:10:05Z

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Tucker, John

2014-07-20 15:11:24Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

2022-08-26 20:27:54Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2024-05-18 03:40:51Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2024-08-30 04:57:58Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (2)

original description (of ) Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. Parts VIII, IX, X. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 388-475., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37088539
page(s): 413 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]