WoRMS name details
Obeliscus scitulus A. Adams, 1854
1603476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1603476)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Obeliscus J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Pyramidella Lamarck, 1799
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1854). Monographs of the genera <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Niso</i>, <i>Leiostraca</i>, <i>Obeliscus</i>, <i>Pyramidella</i>, and <i>Monoptygma</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (15): 793-825, pl. 169-172. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076023
page(s): 810, pl. 171, fig. 23. [details]
page(s): 810, pl. 171, fig. 23. [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus scitulus A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1603476 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1854). Monographs of the genera <i>Eulima</i>, <i>Niso</i>, <i>Leiostraca</i>, <i>Obeliscus</i>, <i>Pyramidella</i>, and <i>Monoptygma</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (15): 793-825, pl. 169-172. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076023
page(s): 810, pl. 171, fig. 23. [details]
page(s): 810, pl. 171, fig. 23. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 356. [details]
page(s): 356. [details]




