WoRMS taxon details
Retusa T. Brown, 1827
138432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138432)
accepted
Genus
Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)
Bulla (Retusa) T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted
Bulla (Utriculus) T. Brown, 1844 · unaccepted
Bullinella (Cylichnina) Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clistaxis Cossmann, 1895 · unaccepted
Coelophysis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling by Habe, 1958)
Coleophysis P. Fischer, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cryptaxis Jeffreys, 1883 · unaccepted (Junior homonym of Cryptaxis Lowe,...)
Junior homonym of Cryptaxis Lowe, 1855; see Clistaxis.
Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Diaphana (Utriculus) T. Brown, 1844 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mamilloretusa F. Nordsieck, 1972 · unaccepted
Retusa (Coleophysis) P. Fischer, 1883 · unaccepted
Retusa (Cylichnina) Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Retusa (Retusa) T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted
Retusa (Sulcularia) Dall, 1921 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Sulcularia Rafinesque, 1831; Sulcoretusa J. Q. Burch, 1945 is replacement name
Sulcoretusa J. Q. Burch, 1945 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sulcularia Dall, 1921 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Tornatina (Coleophysis) P. Fischer, 1883 · unaccepted
Tornatina (Retusa) T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tornatina (Utriculus) T. Brown, 1844 · unaccepted
Utriculus T. Brown, 1844 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Utriculus Schumacher, 1817
Utriculus (Tornatina) A. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
- Species Retusa abyssicola Á. Valdés, 2008
- Species Retusa acrobeles (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa agulhasensis Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa amboynensis (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa amphizosta (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa atkinsoni (Tenison Woods, 1876)
- Species Retusa canariensis (F. Nordsieck & García-Talavera, 1979)
- Species Retusa carpenteri (Hanley, 1859)
- Species Retusa cecillii (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
- Species Retusa chrysoma Burn, 1974
- Species Retusa chukchii Chaban, 2008
- Species Retusa complanata (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa concentrica (A. Adams, 1850)
- Species Retusa crebrisculpta (Monterosato, 1884)
- Species Retusa crispula (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa crossei (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886)
- Species Retusa delicatula (A. Adams, 1862)
- Species Retusa desgenettii (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Retusa diaphana Á. Valdés, 2008
- Species Retusa elegantissima Habe, 1950
- Species Retusa famelica (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa frielei (Dall, 1881)
- Species Retusa galapagana Dall, 1919
- Species Retusa golikovi Chaban, 2004
- Species Retusa impasta Hedley, 1909
- Species Retusa insolita Á. Valdés, 2008
- Species Retusa instabilis Minichev, 1971
- Species Retusa iredaleana Hedley, 1915
- Species Retusa laevisculpta (Granata Grillo, 1877)
- Species Retusa lata Chaban & Chernyshev, 2013
- Species Retusa lenis Á. Valdés, 2008
- Species Retusa leptekes (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa leptoeneilema (Brusina, 1866)
- Species Retusa leuca (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa longispirata (Yamakawa, 1911)
- Species Retusa mammillata (R. A. Philippi, 1836)
- Species Retusa mariei (Dautzenberg, 1889)
- Species Retusa mayoi (Dall, 1889)
- Species Retusa minima Yamakawa, 1911
- Species Retusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878)
- Species Retusa montereyensis A. G. Smith & M. Gordon, 1948
- Species Retusa natalensis Barnard, 1963
- Species Retusa nicobarica Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa nitidula (Lovén, 1846)
- Species Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Retusa operculata Minichev, 1966
- Species Retusa opima (H. J. Finlay, 1926)
- Species Retusa orientalis Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa oruaensis (W. H. Webster, 1908)
- Species Retusa oviformis Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa ovoides (Milaschewitsch, 1916)
- Species Retusa ovulina G.-Y. Lin, 1991
- Species Retusa parvula (Jeffreys, 1883)
- Species Retusa paziana Dall, 1919
- Species Retusa pelyx Burn, 1974
- Species Retusa pertenuis (Mighels, 1843)
- Species Retusa pervia (Dall, 1889)
- Species Retusa pharetra Hedley, 1909
- Species Retusa protumida (Hedley, 1903)
- Species Retusa pseudoglobosa Nomura, 1939
- Species Retusa pygmaea (A. Adams, 1850)
- Species Retusa sakuraii (T. Habe, 1958)
- Species Retusa sculpta (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1913)
- Species Retusa siberutensis Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa sosa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1969
- Species Retusa spatha (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa striata (F. W. Hutton, 1873)
- Species Retusa succincta (A. Adams, 1862)
- Species Retusa sulcata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Species Retusa sulcata (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa sumatrana Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa tarutana Smythe, 1979
- Species Retusa tenerifensis (F. Nordsieck & García-Talavera, 1979)
- Species Retusa tornata (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa toyamaensis (Habe, 1955)
- Species Retusa trunca Á. Valdés, 2008
- Species Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
- Species Retusa turrigera Melvill, 1910
- Species Retusa umbilicata (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Retusa variabilis (Milaschewitsch, 1912)
- Species Retusa waughiana Hedley, 1899
- Species Retusa xystrum Dall, 1919
- Subgenus Retusa (Coleophysis) P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Species Retusa (Coleophysis) piriformis F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) (synonym)
- Subgenus Retusa (Cylichnina) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Retusa (Decorifer) Iredale, 1937 accepted as Decorifer Iredale, 1937
- Species Retusa (Decorifer) insignis (Pilsbry, 1904) accepted as Decorifer insignis (Pilsbry, 1904)
- Species Retusa (Decorifer) longispirata (Yamakawa, 1911) accepted as Retusa longispirata (Yamakawa, 1911)
- Subgenus Retusa (Retusa) T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827
- Species Retusa (Retusa) elegantissima Habe, 1950 accepted as Retusa elegantissima Habe, 1950
- Species Retusa (Retusa) instabilis Minichev, 1971 accepted as Retusa instabilis Minichev, 1971 (basionym)
- Species Retusa (Retusa) truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) represented as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
- Subgenus Retusa (Semiretusa) Thiele, 1925 accepted as Semiretusa Thiele, 1925
- Species Retusa (Semiretusa) pseudoglobosa Nomura, 1939 accepted as Retusa pseudoglobosa Nomura, 1939
- Subgenus Retusa (Sulcularia) Dall, 1921 accepted as Retusa T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Sulcularia Rafinesque, 1831; Sulcoretusa J. Q. Burch, 1945 is replacement name)
- Species Retusa (Sulcularia) montereyensis A. G. Smith & M. Gordon, 1948 accepted as Retusa montereyensis A. G. Smith & M. Gordon, 1948 (basionym)
- Subgenus Retusa (Ventomnestia) Iredale, 1936 accepted as Ventomnestia Iredale, 1936 accepted as Mnestia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Species Retusa (Ventomnestia) bizona (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Ventomnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Retusa (Ventomnestia) kawamurai Habe, 1950 accepted as Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Retusa alayoi (Espinosa & Ortea, 2004) accepted as Colinatys alayoi (Espinosa & Ortea, 2004)
- Species Retusa anderssoni Strebel, 1908 accepted as Diaphana anderssoni (Strebel, 1908)
- Species Retusa antarctica Melvill & Standen, 1912 accepted as Diaphana paessleri (Strebel, 1905)
- Species Retusa apicina (A. Gould, 1859) accepted as Acteocina apicina (A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Retusa apiculata (Tate, 1879) accepted as Tornatina apiculata (Tate, 1879) accepted as Acteocina apiculata (Tate, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Retusa atlantica Thiele, 1925 accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
- Species Retusa aupouria A. W. B. Powell, 1937 accepted as Relichna aupouria (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (superseded combination)
- Species Retusa avenaria (R. B. Watson, 1883) accepted as Acteocina apicina (A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa bizona (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Retusa bizonata (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Retusa bizona (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826) (misspelling)
- Species Retusa borneensis (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Semiretusa borneensis (A. Adams, 1850)
- Species Retusa caelata (K. J. Bush, 1885) accepted as Pyrunculus caelatus (K. J. Bush, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Retusa canaliculata (Say, 1826) accepted as Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Retusa carinensis (De Gregorio, 1889) accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) (synonym)
- Species Retusa cucurbitina Yokoyama, 1927 accepted as Retusa succincta (A. Adams, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa cumberlandiana Strebel, 1908 accepted as Cylichna cumberlandiana (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
- Species Retusa desgenettesi Pallary, 1926 accepted as Retusa desgenettii (Audouin, 1826) (unjustified emendation)
- Species Retusa dilatata Pallary, 1904 accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) (dubious synonym)
- Species Retusa domita (Dall, 1889) accepted as Cylichnium domitum (Dall, 1908)
- Species Retusa estriata (Preston, 1914) accepted as Acteocina estriata (Preston, 1914) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Retusa eumicra (Crosse, 1865) accepted as Tornatina eumicra (Crosse, 1865) accepted as Acteocina eumicra (Crosse, 1865)
- Species Retusa fourierii (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Pyrunculus fourierii (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Retusa frigida Hedley, 1916 accepted as Diaphana paessleri (Strebel, 1905)
- Species Retusa gaimardi H. J. Finlay, 1927 accepted as Acteocina decorata (Pilsbry, 1904) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa girardi (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Ventomnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Mnestia girardi (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Retusa gonzagensis F. Baker & G. D. Hanna, 1927 accepted as Cylichnella gonzagensis (F. Baker & G. D. Hanna, 1927) (original combination)
- Species Retusa inflata Strebel, 1908 accepted as Diaphana inflata (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
- Species Retusa insignis (Pilsbry, 1904) accepted as Decorifer insignis (Pilsbry, 1904)
- Species Retusa lactea (Jeffreys, 1877) accepted as Diaphana lactea (Jeffreys, 1877)
- Species Retusa mariateresae Parenzan, 1970 accepted as Bulla striata Bruguière, 1792
- Species Retusa marshalli Sykes, 1904 accepted as Diaphana marshalli (Sykes, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Retusa matusimana Nomura, 1940 accepted as Decorifer matusimanus (Nomura, 1940) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Retusa multiquadrata Oberling, 1970 accepted as Notodiaphana atlantica Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2013 (nomen dubium, possible synonym of Notodiaphana atlantica)
- Species Retusa obtusata [sic] accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803) (misspelling of obtusa (Montagu. 1803))
- Species Retusa omanensis Melvill & Standen, 1903 accepted as Acteocina inconspicua (H. Adams, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa orycta (R. B. Watson, 1883) accepted as Cylichna orycta (R. B. Watson, 1883)
- Species Retusa pellucida (T. Brown, 1827) accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
- Species Retusa percucurbitina Nomura, 1939 accepted as Retusa succincta (A. Adams, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa perforata Thiele, 1925 accepted as Weinkauffia perforata (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Retusa pfefferi Strebel, 1908 accepted as Diaphana pfefferi (Strebel, 1908)
- Species Retusa piriformis F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) (synonym)
- Species Retusa semen Thiele, 1925 accepted as Pyrunculus pyriformis (A. Adams, 1850)
- Species Retusa semisulcata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa siogamaensis Nomura, 1939 accepted as Retusa succincta (A. Adams, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Retusa striatula (Forbes, 1844) sensu Pallary, 1900 accepted as Pyrunculus hoernesi (Weinkauff, 1866) (misapplication)
- Species Retusa strigella (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Retusa umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Retusa subcylindrica (T. Brown, 1827) accepted as Cylichnina umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Retusa umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Retusa suteri Finlay, 1927 accepted as Retusa oruaensis (W. H. Webster, 1908)
- Species Retusa tohokuensis Nomura, 1939 accepted as Acteocina tohokuensis (Nomura, 1939) (original combination)
- Species Retusa truncatoides Nomura, 1939 accepted as Acteocina truncatoides (Nomura, 1939) (original combination)
- Species Retusa turrita (Møller, 1842) accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Retusa bysma Melvill, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa candidula (Locard, 1891) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Name is based on a junior primary homonym.)
- Species Retusa ennurensis Preston, 1916 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa excavata Sykes, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa obesa (Locard, 1897) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa pusillina (Locard, 1897) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa robagliana (P. Fischer, 1869) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa semen (Reeve, 1855) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Retusa serendibense Preston, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
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Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Retusa T. Brown, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138432 on 2024-11-20
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original description
Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
original description (of Utriculus T. Brown, 1844) Brown T. (1844). <i>Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water</i>. Ed. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. <em>Drawn and Coloured from Nature. Second Edition, Greatly Enlarged.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]
original description (of Sulcoretusa J. Q. Burch, 1945) Burch J.Q. (1945). [Untitled]. <em>Minutes of the Conchological Club of Southern California.</em> 47: 5-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46909031
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Coleophysis P. Fischer, 1883) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 555 [details]
original description (of Retusa (Sulcularia) Dall, 1921) Dall, W. H. (1921). Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America, from San Diego, California, to the Polar Sea, mostly contained in the collection of the United States National Museum, with illustrations of hitherto unfigured species. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 112: 1-217, pls 1-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7858092
page(s): 61, 202 [details]
original description (of Mamilloretusa 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): 36 [details]
original description (of Cryptaxis Jeffreys, 1883) Jeffreys, J. G. (1883). On the Mollusca procured during the cruise of H. M. S. Triton, between the Hebrides and Faeroes in 1882. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1883): 389-399, pl. 44., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30828055 [details]
original description (of Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 143 [details]
additional source Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 196: 587-792. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source ICZN. (1959). Opinion 568. Protection under the plenary powers of the specific name "<i>obtusa</i>" Montagu, 1803, as published in the combination "<i>Bulla obtusa</i>" (class Gastropoda). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 20: 404-412., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34655666 [details]
subsequent type designation Iredale, T. (1915). Some more misused generic names. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11: 291-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715842
page(s): 300 [details]
page(s): pl. 38 [details]
original description (of Utriculus T. Brown, 1844) Brown T. (1844). <i>Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water</i>. Ed. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. <em>Drawn and Coloured from Nature. Second Edition, Greatly Enlarged.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172
page(s): 101 [details]
original description (of Sulcoretusa J. Q. Burch, 1945) Burch J.Q. (1945). [Untitled]. <em>Minutes of the Conchological Club of Southern California.</em> 47: 5-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46909031
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Coleophysis P. Fischer, 1883) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 555 [details]
original description (of Retusa (Sulcularia) Dall, 1921) Dall, W. H. (1921). Summary of the marine shellbearing mollusks of the northwest coast of America, from San Diego, California, to the Polar Sea, mostly contained in the collection of the United States National Museum, with illustrations of hitherto unfigured species. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 112: 1-217, pls 1-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7858092
page(s): 61, 202 [details]
original description (of Mamilloretusa 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): 36 [details]
original description (of Cryptaxis Jeffreys, 1883) Jeffreys, J. G. (1883). On the Mollusca procured during the cruise of H. M. S. Triton, between the Hebrides and Faeroes in 1882. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1883): 389-399, pl. 44., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30828055 [details]
original description (of Cylichnina Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 143 [details]
additional source Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 196: 587-792. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source ICZN. (1959). Opinion 568. Protection under the plenary powers of the specific name "<i>obtusa</i>" Montagu, 1803, as published in the combination "<i>Bulla obtusa</i>" (class Gastropoda). <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 20: 404-412., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34655666 [details]
subsequent type designation Iredale, T. (1915). Some more misused generic names. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11: 291-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715842
page(s): 300 [details]