WoRMS taxon details
Moelleriopsis K. J. Bush, 1897
138502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138502)
accepted
Genus
Moelleriopsis abyssicola K. J. Bush, 1897 (type by original designation)
Abyssogyra A. H. Clarke, 1961 · unaccepted
Molleriopsis · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Moelleriopsis abyssicola K. J. Bush, 1897
- Species Moelleriopsis atlantis L. Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
- Species Moelleriopsis gritta L. Hoffman, 2020
- Species Moelleriopsis messanensis (G. Seguenza, 1876)
- Species Moelleriopsis meteorminora L. Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020
- Species Moelleriopsis nipponica (Okutani, 1964)
- Species Moelleriopsis normani (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
- Species Moelleriopsis poppei Engl, 2012
- Species Moelleriopsis richardi (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
- Species Moelleriopsis sincera (Dall, 1890)
- Species Moelleriopsis vemae (A. H. Clarke, 1961)
- Species Moelleriopsis watsoni (Tryon, 1888)
- Species Moelleriopsis valvatoides (Jeffreys, 1883) accepted as Skenea valvatoides (Jeffreys, 1883)
marine
Bush, K. (1897). Revision of the marine gastropods referred to <i>Cyclostrema</i>, <i>Adeorbis</i>, <i>Vitrinella</i> and related genera with decriptions of some new genera and species belonging to the Atlantic fauna of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10: 97-144., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27721699
page(s): 137 [details]
page(s): 137 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Moelleriopsis K. J. Bush, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138502 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Bush, K. (1897). Revision of the marine gastropods referred to <i>Cyclostrema</i>, <i>Adeorbis</i>, <i>Vitrinella</i> and related genera with decriptions of some new genera and species belonging to the Atlantic fauna of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10: 97-144., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27721699
page(s): 137 [details]
original description (of Abyssogyra A. H. Clarke, 1961) Clarke, A. H., Jr. (1961). Abyssal mollusks from the South Atlantic Ocean. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 125(12): 345-387, pl. 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2808122
page(s): 352 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 137 [details]
original description (of Abyssogyra A. H. Clarke, 1961) Clarke, A. H., Jr. (1961). Abyssal mollusks from the South Atlantic Ocean. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 125(12): 345-387, pl. 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2808122
page(s): 352 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
