WoRMS name details
Magilus microcephalus G. B. Sowerby II, 1872
1436500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1436500)
unaccepted
Species
Magilus macrocephalus G. B. Sowerby III, 1919 · unaccepted (described in synonymy)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Magilus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18: pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [December]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209467
page(s): pl. 2, species no. 3 [details]
page(s): pl. 2, species no. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Magilus microcephalus G. B. Sowerby II, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1436500 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Magilus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18: pls 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [December]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209467
page(s): pl. 2, species no. 3 [details]
page(s): pl. 2, species no. 3 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kosuge S. & Suzuki M. (1985). Illustrated catalogue of <i>Latiaxis</i> and its related groups, Family Coralliophilidae. <em>Institute of Malacology of Tokyo, Special Publication.</em> 1: v + 83 pp., 50 pls.
page(s): 45 [details]
status source Massin C. (1982). Contribution to the knowledge of two boring gastropods with an annotated list of the genera <i>Magilus</i> Montfort, 1810 and <i>Leptoconchus</i> Rüppell, 1835. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.</em> 53: 1-28. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 45 [details]
status source Massin C. (1982). Contribution to the knowledge of two boring gastropods with an annotated list of the genera <i>Magilus</i> Montfort, 1810 and <i>Leptoconchus</i> Rüppell, 1835. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.</em> 53: 1-28. [details] Available for editors
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