WoRMS taxon details
Cinysca spuria (A. Gould, 1861)
865316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:865316)
accepted
Species
Cynisca formosa W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Cynisca gloriosa Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Homalopoma spuria (A. Gould, 1861) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Leptothyra africana Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptothyra eucosmia W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Leptothyra spuria (A. Gould, 1861) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Monilea spuria A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turbo (Collonia) armillatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886 · unaccepted
Turbo armillatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Monilea spuria A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 385-389 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492428
page(s): Vol. 8: 17. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 17. [details]
Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa)
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cinysca spuria (A. Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865316 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptothyra africana Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 147, pl. 22, figs 1-3. [details]
original description (of Monilea spuria A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 385-389 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492428
page(s): Vol. 8: 17. [details]
original description (of Cynisca gloriosa Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 163, pl. 31, figs 6-8. [details]
original description (of Leptothyra eucosmia W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 177, pl. 42, sp. 1254. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cynisca formosa W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 194, pl. 50, sp. 1350. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Turbo armillatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1886). Monograph of the genus <i>Turbo</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (43): 189–234, pls 493–506. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085180 [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D. G. (1992). Revision of the Umboniinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 33(2):379-459., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/33/2/AJA03040798_280
page(s): 389. [details]
page(s): 147, pl. 22, figs 1-3. [details]
original description (of Monilea spuria A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 385-389 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492428
page(s): Vol. 8: 17. [details]
original description (of Cynisca gloriosa Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 163, pl. 31, figs 6-8. [details]
original description (of Leptothyra eucosmia W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 177, pl. 42, sp. 1254. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cynisca formosa W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 194, pl. 50, sp. 1350. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Turbo armillatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1886). Monograph of the genus <i>Turbo</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (43): 189–234, pls 493–506. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085180 [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D. G. (1992). Revision of the Umboniinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 33(2):379-459., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/33/2/AJA03040798_280
page(s): 389. [details]
Other
additional source
Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
