MSBIAS taxon details
Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822
139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139)
accepted
Family
Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subfamily Capulinae J. Fleming, 1822
- Genus Ariadnaria T. Habe, 1961
- Genus Capulus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Torellia Jeffreys, 1867
- Genus Trichotropis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
- Genus Trachysma G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Torellia Jeffreys, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139 on 2026-08-29
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Capulidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139 on 2026-08-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description
Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
original description (of Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]
additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 494; note: as Capulusidae [details]
original description (of Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090 [details]
additional source Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capulidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trichotropidae) (from synonym Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850)
To Genbank (from synonym Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capulidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trichotropidae) (from synonym Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850)
To Genbank (from synonym Trichotropidae J. E. Gray, 1850)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To ITIS