World Register of Deep-Sea species - Pleurotoma xanthias R. B. Watson, 1886

Deep-Sea name details

Pleurotoma xanthias R. B. Watson, 1886

AphiaID

437087 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:437087)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Xanthodaphne xanthias (R. B. Watson, 1886) accepted as Austrobela xanthias (R. B. Watson, 1886)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pleurotoma Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Turris Batsch, 1789

Original name

Pleurotoma (Thesbia) xanthias R. B. Watson, 1886

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Watson, R. B. (1886). <i>Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76</i>. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568
page(s): 334 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurotoma xanthias R. B. Watson, 1886. 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=437087 on 2026-05-06

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pleurotoma xanthias R. B. Watson, 1886. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437087 on 2026-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-02 13:10:05Z

created

Tucker, John

2022-08-23 20:50:34Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-12-15 20:10:44Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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Sources (2)

original description (of ) Watson, R. B. (1886). <i>Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76</i>. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568
page(s): 334 [details]

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