WoRMS taxon details
Polystira formosissima (E. A. Smith, 1915)
434708 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:434708)
accepted
Species
Turris formosissima E. A. Smith, 1915 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Turris formosissima E. A. Smith, 1915) Smith, E. A. (1915). Mollusca. Part I. - Gastropoda Prosobranchia, Scaphopoda and Pelecypoda. <em>British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition, Natural History Reports (Zoology).</em> 2(4): 61-112, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/965528
page(s): 94, pl. 2, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 94, pl. 2, fig. 10. [details]
Type locality contained in Southeastern Brazil
type locality contained in Southeastern Brazil [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polystira formosissima (E. A. Smith, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434708 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turris formosissima E. A. Smith, 1915) Smith, E. A. (1915). Mollusca. Part I. - Gastropoda Prosobranchia, Scaphopoda and Pelecypoda. <em>British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition, Natural History Reports (Zoology).</em> 2(4): 61-112, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/965528
page(s): 94, pl. 2, fig. 10. [details]
basis of record Todd J.A. & Rawlings T.A. (2014). A review of the <i>Polystira</i> clade — the Neotropic's largest marine gastropod radiation (Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae <i>sensu stricto</i>). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3884(5): 445-491., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.5 [details]
page(s): 94, pl. 2, fig. 10. [details]
basis of record Todd J.A. & Rawlings T.A. (2014). A review of the <i>Polystira</i> clade — the Neotropic's largest marine gastropod radiation (Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae <i>sensu stricto</i>). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3884(5): 445-491., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3884.5.5 [details]
Taxonomy
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
