MolluscaBase - Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis (W. Turton, 1819) †

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Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis (W. Turton, 1819) †

AphiaID

1825337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1825337)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Epitonium turtonis (W. Turton, 1819)

Rank

Species

Parent

Scalaria (Fuscoscala) Sacco, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798

Original name

Turbo turtonis W. Turton, 1819

Direct children (7)

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Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. alternicostata (Bronn, 1831) † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. angliorum Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. astensis Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. capillaricosta Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. compressovaricosa Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. pauperocostata Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis var. subulata Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Turbo turtonis W. Turton, 1819) Turton, W. (1819). <i>A conchological dictionary of the British Islands</i>. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29692 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scalaria (Fuscoscala) turtonis (W. Turton, 1819) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1825337 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-07-30 23:34:45Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Turbo turtonis W. Turton, 1819) Turton, W. (1819). <i>A conchological dictionary of the British Islands</i>. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29692 [details]