WoRMS taxon details
Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778)
141165 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141165)
accepted
Species
Acinopsis cancellata (da Costa, 1778) · unaccepted
Acinopsis cancellina (Locard, 1892) · unaccepted
Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alvania cancellina Locard, 1891 · unaccepted
Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alvania paupercula (Jeffreys, 1867) · unaccepted
Rissoa (Alvania) laxa (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) · unaccepted
Rissoa cancellata (da Costa, 1778) · unaccepted
Rissoa cancellata var. paupercula Jeffreys, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rissoa crenulata Michaud, 1830 · unaccepted
Turbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Turbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783 [details]
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Note Guernsey and Cornwall, English Channel.
From editor or global species database
Type locality Guernsey and Cornwall, English Channel. [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to Morocco, and throughout the Mediterranean; common in the Canary Islands,...
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to Morocco, and throughout the Mediterranean; common in the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, from low tide mark to ca. 50 m alive, to considerable depth as transported shells. Gorringe, Ampère and Seine seamounts, rare in 70-360 m, mostly as dead shells. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141165 on 2024-08-18
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original description
(of Turbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783 [details]
original description (of Alvania cancellina Locard, 1891) Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972) Nordsieck, F. (1972). <i>Die europäischen Meeresschnecken (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae; Rissoacea). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer</i>. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart. XIII + 327 pp.
page(s): 188-189; pl. R VII 2 [details]
original description (of Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1895. 1. Mollusques Gastéropodes. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 9: 395-498, pl. 15-22., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10117292
page(s): 456-457 [62-63 in reprint]; pl. 19 fig. 10-11 [details]
original description (of Rissoa cancellata var. paupercula Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 9 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Ávila, S.P.; Cardigos, F.; Santos, R.S. (2004). D. João de Castro Bank, a shallow water hydrothermal-vent in the Azores: checklist of marine Molluscs. <i>Arquipélago (Ciénc. Biol. Mar./Life Mar. Sci.) 21A</i>: 75-80 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 77 [details]
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original description (of Alvania cancellina Locard, 1891) Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972) Nordsieck, F. (1972). <i>Die europäischen Meeresschnecken (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae; Rissoacea). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer</i>. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart. XIII + 327 pp.
page(s): 188-189; pl. R VII 2 [details]
original description (of Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1895. 1. Mollusques Gastéropodes. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 9: 395-498, pl. 15-22., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10117292
page(s): 456-457 [62-63 in reprint]; pl. 19 fig. 10-11 [details]
original description (of Rissoa cancellata var. paupercula Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 9 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Ávila, S.P.; Cardigos, F.; Santos, R.S. (2004). D. João de Castro Bank, a shallow water hydrothermal-vent in the Azores: checklist of marine Molluscs. <i>Arquipélago (Ciénc. Biol. Mar./Life Mar. Sci.) 21A</i>: 75-80 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 77 [details]
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From editor or global species database
Biology Type of larval development: planktotrophic [details]Diagnosis Shell 4-5 mm high; protoconch with 3 convex whorls, teleoconch with 4-4.5 whorls, quite solid. Sculpture of protoconch of spiral rows of fine granules, indistinct in optical microscopy; sculpture of teleoconch with a coarse lattice of high spiral cords narrower than the interspaces, and orthocline axial ribs slightly thicker than the cords and bulging at the intersections. Aperture with outer lip thickened, finely denticulated inside, with strong projections terminating the spiral cords on the outer side. [details]
Type locality Guernsey and Cornwall, English Channel. [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to Morocco, and throughout the Mediterranean; common in the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, from low tide mark to ca. 50 m alive, to considerable depth as transported shells. Gorringe, Ampère and Seine seamounts, rare in 70-360 m, mostly as dead shells. [details]From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications) (from synonym Rissoa cancellata (da Costa, 1778))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acinopsis cancellata (da Costa, 1778))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778) Portugal, Açores, Flores, Fajã Grande, Porto, a...
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Punta Guerra)
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Punta Guerra, among...
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa,1778) Spain, Andalucía, Granada, Punta de la Mona, at ...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-36811) (from synonym Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972)
To PESI (from synonym Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa cancellata (da Costa, 1778))
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa cancellata var. paupercula Jeffreys, 1867)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Turbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Alvania cancellina Locard, 1891)
To PESI (from synonym Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acinopsis cancellata (da Costa, 1778))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778) Portugal, Açores, Flores, Fajã Grande, Porto, a...
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Punta Guerra)
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Punta Guerra, among...
To Malacopics (Alvania cancellata (da Costa,1778) Spain, Andalucía, Granada, Punta de la Mona, at ...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-36811) (from synonym Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972)
To PESI (from synonym Alvania laxa Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa cancellata (da Costa, 1778))
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa cancellata var. paupercula Jeffreys, 1867)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Turbo cancellatus da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Alvania cancellina Locard, 1891)
To PESI (from synonym Acinopsis venter F. Nordsieck, 1972)
To ITIS