MolluscaBase - Astralium (Ormastralium) speciosum (Michelotti, 1847) †

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Astralium (Ormastralium) speciosum (Michelotti, 1847) †

AphiaID

1823174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1823174)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed (not Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)

Rank

Species

Parent

Astralium (Ormastralium) Sacco, 1896 accepted as Bolma Risso, 1826

Original name

Turbo speciosus Michelotti, 1847 †

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Variety Astralium (Ormastralium) speciosum var. laevior Sacco, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Turbo speciosus Michelotti, 1847 †) Michelotti, G. (1847). Description des fossiles des terrains miocènes de l'Italie septentrionale. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem.</em> ser. 2, 3(2): 1-408, 17 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2608445
page(s): 177, pl. 7, fig. 2 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Astralium (Ormastralium) speciosum (Michelotti, 1847) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1823174 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-07-19 20:44:46Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Turbo speciosus Michelotti, 1847 †) Michelotti, G. (1847). Description des fossiles des terrains miocènes de l'Italie septentrionale. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem.</em> ser. 2, 3(2): 1-408, 17 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2608445
page(s): 177, pl. 7, fig. 2 [details]