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Basilissa R. B. Watson, 1879
467446 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:467446)
accepted
Genus
Basilissa superba R. B. Watson, 1879 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Basilissa soyoae Okutani, 1964
- Species Basilissa superba R. B. Watson, 1879
- Subgenus Basilissa (Ancistrobasis) Dall, 1889 accepted as Ancistrobasis Dall, 1889 (original rank)
- Species Basilissa (Ancistrobasis) compsa Melvill, 1904 accepted as Visayaseguenzia compsa (Melvill, 1904) (basionym)
- Species Basilissa (Ancistrobasis) costulata R. B. Watson, 1881 accepted as Ancistrobasis costulata (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa (Ancistrobasis) pacifica Ladd, 1970 † accepted as Ancistrobasis pacifica (Ladd, 1970) †
- Species Basilissa (Ancistrobasis) rhyssa Dall, 1927 accepted as Basilissopsis rhyssa (Dall, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Basilissa (Orectospira) Dall, 1925 accepted as Orectospira Dall, 1925 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Basilissa (Orectospira) babelica Dall, 1907 accepted as Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa (Orectospira) nenokamiensis Kanno, 1958 † accepted as Trochocerithium nenokamiense (Kanno, 1958) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa alta R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Hadroconus altus (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa babelica Dall, 1907 accepted as Orectospira babelica (Dall, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa bicarinata T. Habe, 1961 accepted as Calliotropis monsyu S.-I Huang, M.-H. Lin & C.-L. Chen, 2018 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Calliotropis bicarinata (Schepman, 1908); C. monsyu is a replacement name)
- Species Basilissa bombax Cotton & Godfrey, 1938 accepted as Calliobasis bombax (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) (superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa boutillieri Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Jujubinus boutillieri (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa compsa Melvill, 1904 accepted as Visayaseguenzia compsa (Melvill, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Basilissa cossmanni Tate, 1894 † accepted as Calliobasis cossmanni (Tate, 1894) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa costulata R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Ancistrobasis costulata (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa discula (Dall, 1889) accepted as Fluxinella discula (Dall, 1889)
- Species Basilissa galea T. Habe, 1953 accepted as Calliotropis galea (T. Habe, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Basilissa gelida Barnard, 1963 accepted as Fluxinella gelida (Barnard, 1963) (original combination)
- Species Basilissa laeviuscula Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Heterogen japonica (E. von Martens, 1861) accepted as Cipangopaludina japonica (E. von Martens, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Basilissa lampra R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Rotellenzia lampra (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa munda R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Asthelys munda (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa niceterium Hedley & May, 1908 accepted as Carinastele niceterium (Hedley & May, 1908) (superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa ottoi (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Calliotropis ottoi (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa oxytropis R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Basilissopsis oxytropis (R. B. Watson, 1879) (superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa patula E. von Martens, 1901 accepted as Calliotropis patula (E. von Martens, 1901) (original combination)
- Species Basilissa radialis (Tate, 1890) † accepted as Ancistrobasis radialis (Tate, 1890) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa rhyssa Dall, 1927 accepted as Basilissopsis rhyssa (Dall, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa sibogae Schepman, 1908 accepted as Hadroconus sibogae (Schepman, 1908) (original combination)
- Species Basilissa simplex R. B. Watson, 1879 accepted as Asthelys simplex (R. B. Watson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Basilissa trochiformis (Schepman, 1909) accepted as Fluxinella trochiformis (Schepman, 1909)
- Species Basilissa watsoni Dall, 1927 accepted as Hadroconus watsoni (Dall, 1927) (original combination)
- Species Basilissa lemoinei Koperberg, 1931 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
Watson, R.B. (1879). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. III. Trochidae, viz. the genera <i>Seguenzia</i>, <i>Basilissa</i>, <i>Gaza</i>, and <i>Bembix</i>. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society (London).</em> 14: 586-605., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31858671
page(s): 593 [details]
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Basilissa R. B. Watson, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467446 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Watson, R.B. (1879). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. III. Trochidae, viz. the genera <i>Seguenzia</i>, <i>Basilissa</i>, <i>Gaza</i>, and <i>Bembix</i>. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society (London).</em> 14: 586-605., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31858671
page(s): 593 [details]
basis of record Marshall, B. A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A.</em> 150: 41-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58015973 [details]
page(s): 593 [details]
basis of record Marshall, B. A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda: Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A.</em> 150: 41-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58015973 [details]



