MolluscaBase name details
Nanopsis nana (Jeffreys, 1867)
558518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558518)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cerithiopsis tubercularis var. nana Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 4: 267 [details]
page(s): 4: 267 [details]
Nomenclature The generic name Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 is invalid because preoccupied by Nanopsis Freytag, 1974 [an insect of...
Nomenclature The generic name Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 is invalid because preoccupied by Nanopsis Freytag, 1974 [an insect of order Homoptera]. Anyway the taxonomic validity of the genus has been questioned (Oliver et al., 2012: 66) so that this and other species of Cerithiopsidae which have been assigned to Nanopsis are here accepted under Cerithiopsis. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nanopsis nana (Jeffreys, 1867). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558518 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cerithiopsis tubercularis var. nana Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 4: 267 [details]
basis of record Cecalupo, A.; Robba, E. (2010). The identity of <i>Murex tubercularis</i> Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 46: 45-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51117396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 4: 267 [details]
basis of record Cecalupo, A.; Robba, E. (2010). The identity of <i>Murex tubercularis</i> Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 46: 45-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51117396 [details] Available for editors

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Nomenclature The generic name Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 is invalid because preoccupied by Nanopsis Freytag, 1974 [an insect of order Homoptera]. Anyway the taxonomic validity of the genus has been questioned (Oliver et al., 2012: 66) so that this and other species of Cerithiopsidae which have been assigned to Nanopsis are here accepted under Cerithiopsis. [details]