MolluscaBase - Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931 †

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Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931 †

AphiaID

828134 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:828134)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Turritella albolapis H. J. Finlay, 1924 † accepted as Tropicolpus abscisus (Suter, 1917) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Turritellinae Lovén, 1847

Original name

Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931 †

Synonymised names

Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Marwick, 1971 † · alternative representation

Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) Marwick, 1931 · alternative representation

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Species Tropicolpus abscisus (Suter, 1917) †
Species Tropicolpus brycei Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus cavershamensis (G. F. Harris, 1897) †
Species Tropicolpus chattonensis (Marwick, 1929) †
Species Tropicolpus gittosinus (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) †
Species Tropicolpus harringtoni Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus healyi Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus hornibrooki Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus mackellari Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus matauensis (H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937) †
Species Tropicolpus milleri Marwick, 1931 †
Species Tropicolpus ruakiwiensis Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus tetleyi (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) †
Species Tropicolpus wellmani Marwick, 1971 †
Species Tropicolpus luteolapis Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Zeacolpus luteolapis (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
Subgenus Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931 †
1. Species Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) cavershamensis (G. F. Harris, 1897) † represented as Tropicolpus cavershamensis (G. F. Harris, 1897) †
2. Species Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) gittosinus (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) † represented as Tropicolpus gittosinus (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) †
3. Species Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) healyi Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus healyi Marwick, 1971 †
4. Species Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) matauensis (H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937) † represented as Tropicolpus matauensis (H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937) †
5. Species Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) ruakiwiensis Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus ruakiwiensis Marwick, 1971 †
6. Species Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) wellmani Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus wellmani Marwick, 1971 †
Subgenus Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) Marwick, 1931 represented as Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931 †
1. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) abscisus (Suter, 1917) † represented as Tropicolpus abscisus (Suter, 1917) †
2. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) brycei Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus brycei Marwick, 1971 †
3. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) chattonensis (Marwick, 1929) † represented as Tropicolpus chattonensis (Marwick, 1929) †
4. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) harringtoni Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus harringtoni Marwick, 1971 †
5. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) hornibrooki Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus hornibrooki Marwick, 1971 †
6. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) mackellari Marwick, 1971 † represented as Tropicolpus mackellari Marwick, 1971 †
7. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) milleri Marwick, 1931 † represented as Tropicolpus milleri Marwick, 1931 †
8. Species Tropicolpus (Tropicolpus) tetleyi (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) † represented as Tropicolpus tetleyi (A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929) †

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls.
page(s): 93 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828134 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-12-31 19:15:44Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2015-01-13 01:40:18Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2017-11-03 20:56:53Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2019-07-25 22:31:32Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-06-22 21:02:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

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Sources (3)

original description Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls.
page(s): 93 [details]

original description (of Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Marwick, 1971 †) Marwick, J. (1971). New Zealand Turritellidae related to Zeacolpus Finlay (Gastropoda). New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 44: 1–87.
page(s): 38 [details]

additional source Allmon, W. D. 2011. Natural history of turritelline gastropods (Cerithiodea: Turritellidae): a status report. Malacologia 54: 159-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.054.0107 [details]