MSBIAS taxon details
Boreoscala greenlandica (G. Perry, 1811)
523706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:523706)
accepted
Species
Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 28, species no. 8 [details]
page(s): pl. 28, species no. 8 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Boreoscala greenlandica (G. Perry, 1811). 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=523706 on 2026-01-19
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. Boreoscala greenlandica (G. Perry, 1811). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523706 on 2026-01-19
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original description
(of ) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 28, species no. 8 [details]
additional source Hasegawa K. (2009) Upper bathyal gastropods of the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan, chiefly collected by R/V Wakataka-maru. In: T. Fujita (ed.), Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific coast of northern Japan. <i> National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs</i> 39: 225-383. [details] Available for editors
page(s): pl. 28, species no. 8 [details]
additional source Hasegawa K. (2009) Upper bathyal gastropods of the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan, chiefly collected by R/V Wakataka-maru. In: T. Fujita (ed.), Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific coast of northern Japan. <i> National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs</i> 39: 225-383. [details] Available for editors
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Greenland wentletrap [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Boreoscala greenlandica)
To Conchology (Boreoscala greenlandica)
To Conchology (Boreoscala greenlandica)
To Malacopics (Boreoscala greenlandica (Perry, 1811) Norway, Svalbard, Sorgefjord, by dredging, co...
To Malacopics (Boreoscala greenlandica (Perry, 1811) )
To PESI (from synonym Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811))
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Boreoscala greenlandica)
To Conchology (Boreoscala greenlandica)
To Conchology (Boreoscala greenlandica)
To Malacopics (Boreoscala greenlandica (Perry, 1811) Norway, Svalbard, Sorgefjord, by dredging, co...
To Malacopics (Boreoscala greenlandica (Perry, 1811) )
To PESI (from synonym Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811))
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811))
To ITIS