WoRMS name details
Phosinella conifera (Montagu, 1803)
598022 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:598022)
unaccepted (Not a Phosinella)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Turbo coniferus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 314, pl. 15, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 314, pl. 15, fig. 2. [details]
Taxonomic remark The original illustration (Montagu, 1803) does not indicate presence of spiral sculpture. According to Jeffreys (1879: 3),...
Taxonomic remark The original illustration (Montagu, 1803) does not indicate presence of spiral sculpture. According to Jeffreys (1879: 3), this species is based on a worn specimen of a young Scalaria. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phosinella conifera (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598022 on 2025-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo coniferus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 314, pl. 15, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 314, pl. 15, fig. 2. [details]
Other
additional source
Jeffreys, J. G. (1879). Notes on colonel Montagu's collection of British shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 1-4.
page(s): 3 [details]
page(s): 3 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The original illustration (Montagu, 1803) does not indicate presence of spiral sculpture. According to Jeffreys (1879: 3), this species is based on a worn specimen of a young Scalaria. [details]
