MolluscaBase - Spiraxis acus enigmaticus H. B. Baker, 1939

MolluscaBase name details

Spiraxis acus enigmaticus H. B. Baker, 1939

AphiaID

1517562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1517562)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Volutaxis enigmaticus (H. B. Baker, 1939)

Rank

Subspecies

Type taxon of

Spiraxis (Mirapex) H. B. Baker, 1939
Volutaxis (Mirapex) H. B. Baker, 1939

Parent

Spiraxis acus Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Volutaxis acus (Shuttleworth, 1852)

Original name

Spiraxis (Mirapex) acus enigmaticus H. B. Baker, 1939

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Spiraxis (Mirapex) acus enigmaticus H. B. Baker, 1939) Baker, H. B. (1939). A revision of Spiraxis C. B. Adams. The Nautilus. 53(1): 8-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516284
page(s): 13-14, pl. 4, figs. 1-2; note: As Spiraxis (Mirapex) acus (?) enigmaticus [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Veracruz

type locality contained in Veracruz [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spiraxis acus enigmaticus H. B. Baker, 1939. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517562 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-06-30 09:47:12Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2022-09-24 17:19:47Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description (of Spiraxis (Mirapex) acus enigmaticus H. B. Baker, 1939) Baker, H. B. (1939). A revision of Spiraxis C. B. Adams. The Nautilus. 53(1): 8-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516284
page(s): 13-14, pl. 4, figs. 1-2; note: As Spiraxis (Mirapex) acus (?) enigmaticus [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality