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Orectospira Dall, 1925
430349 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430349)
accepted
Genus
Basilissa (Orectospira) babelica Dall, 1907 accepted as Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907) (type by monotypy)
Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907)
- Species Orectospira gemma (Nagao, 1928) †
- Species Orectospira tectiformis (R. B. Watson, 1880)
- Species Orectospira fusca Okutani & T. Habe, 1981 accepted as Mathilda fusca (Okutani & T. Habe, 1981) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orectospira ichishiensis Shibata, 1970 † accepted as Trochocerithium ichishiense (Shibata, 1970) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orectospira nenokamiensis (Kanno, 1958) † accepted as Trochocerithium nenokamiense (Kanno, 1958) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928) accepted as Trochocerithium shikoense (Yokoyama, 1928) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orectospira shikokuensis (Yokoyama, 1928) accepted as Trochocerithium shikoense (Yokoyama, 1928) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Orectospira shimokawarai Urata, 1961 † accepted as Trochocerithium shimokawarai (Urata, 1961) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orectospira takayamai Urata, 1961 † accepted as Trochocerithium takayamai (Urata, 1961) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orectospira wadana (Yokoyama, 1890) † accepted as Trochocerithium wadanum (Yokoyama, 1890) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
(of Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925) Dall, W. H. (1925). Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collections of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66, art. 17, no. 2554: 1-41, pls. 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7738736
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orectospira Dall, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430349 on 2025-09-10
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(of Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925) Dall, W. H. (1925). Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collections of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66, art. 17, no. 2554: 1-41, pls. 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7738736
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
