WoRMS taxon details
Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959)
565297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:565297)
accepted
Species
Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959 · unaccepted
Pteropurpura (Ceratostoma) vespertilio (Kira, 1959) · unaccepted (original combination)
Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) · unaccepted
marine
(of Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959) Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565297 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959) Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]
new combination reference Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 133 [details]
new combination reference Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 133 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Timbellus vespertilio SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Timbellus vespertilio)
To Malacopics (Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) Japan, Wakayama, Kii Strait, by dredging, at 18-3...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959))
To Conchology (Timbellus vespertilio)
To Malacopics (Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) Japan, Wakayama, Kii Strait, by dredging, at 18-3...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959))
