WoRMS taxon details
Oenopota pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788)
139328 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139328)
accepted
Species
Bela pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788) · unaccepted
Bela pyramidalis var. semiplicata G. O. Sars, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bela pyramidalis var. valdeplicosa Posselt, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Buccinum pyramidale Strøm, 1788 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Defrancia vahli Møller, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fusus pleurotomarius Couthouy, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lora (Bela) pleurotomaria (Couthouy, 1838) · unaccepted
Lora pleurotomaria (Couthouy, 1838) · unaccepted
Pleurotoma pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788) · unaccepted
Pleurotoma pyramidalis var. jenisseensis Leche, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Oenopota pyramidalis bretannica F. Nordsieck, 1977 accepted as Propebela rufa (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum pyramidale Strøm, 1788) Strøm H. (1788). Beskrivelse over Norske Insecter, femte Styffe. <em>Nye Samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrivter.</em> 3: 264-300, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48233075
page(s): 296-297, pl. 3 fig. 22 [details]
page(s): 296-297, pl. 3 fig. 22 [details]
Distribution Arctic Canada to Massachusetts; Norway; Bering sea to Puget Sound, Washington
Distribution Arctic Canada to Massachusetts; Norway; Bering sea to Puget Sound, Washington [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oenopota pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139328 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fusus pleurotomarius Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 107, pl. 1 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Buccinum pyramidale Strøm, 1788) Strøm H. (1788). Beskrivelse over Norske Insecter, femte Styffe. <em>Nye Samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrivter.</em> 3: 264-300, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48233075
page(s): 296-297, pl. 3 fig. 22 [details]
original description (of Defrancia vahli Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Pleurotoma pyramidalis var. jenisseensis Leche, 1878) Leche, W. (1878). Öfversigt öfver de af svenska expeditionerna till Novaja Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade. Hafsmollusker. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd.</em> 16(2): 1-86, pls. 1, 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811522
page(s): 56, pl. 1 fig. 17 [details]
original description (of Bela pyramidalis var. semiplicata G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496
page(s): 222-223, pl. 16, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Bela pyramidalis var. valdeplicosa Posselt, 1898) Posselt, H.J. (1898) Groenlands Brachiopoder og Bloeddyr. Meddelelser om Groenland, 23, 1–298 pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35685242
page(s): 162 [details]
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): 107, pl. 1 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Buccinum pyramidale Strøm, 1788) Strøm H. (1788). Beskrivelse over Norske Insecter, femte Styffe. <em>Nye Samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrivter.</em> 3: 264-300, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48233075
page(s): 296-297, pl. 3 fig. 22 [details]
original description (of Defrancia vahli Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Pleurotoma pyramidalis var. jenisseensis Leche, 1878) Leche, W. (1878). Öfversigt öfver de af svenska expeditionerna till Novaja Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade. Hafsmollusker. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd.</em> 16(2): 1-86, pls. 1, 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811522
page(s): 56, pl. 1 fig. 17 [details]
original description (of Bela pyramidalis var. semiplicata G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496
page(s): 222-223, pl. 16, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Bela pyramidalis var. valdeplicosa Posselt, 1898) Posselt, H.J. (1898) Groenlands Brachiopoder og Bloeddyr. Meddelelser om Groenland, 23, 1–298 pp., 2 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35685242
page(s): 162 [details]
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
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions maximum size of 11 to 20 mm [details]Distribution Arctic Canada to Massachusetts; Norway; Bering sea to Puget Sound, Washington [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pyramid lora | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Pleurotoma pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Bela pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Malacopics (Oenopota pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 06256)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Fusus pleurotomarius Couthouy, 1838)
To PESI (from synonym Bela pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To PESI (from synonym Pleurotoma pyramidalis var. jenisseensis Leche, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Bela pyramidalis var. semiplicata G. O. Sars, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Pleurotoma pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum pyramidale Strøm, 1788)
To PESI (from synonym Defrancia vahli Møller, 1842)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 038578) (from synonym Lora pleurotomaria (Couthouy, 1838))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Pleurotoma pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Bela pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Malacopics (Oenopota pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 06256)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Fusus pleurotomarius Couthouy, 1838)
To PESI (from synonym Bela pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To PESI (from synonym Pleurotoma pyramidalis var. jenisseensis Leche, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Bela pyramidalis var. semiplicata G. O. Sars, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Pleurotoma pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788))
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum pyramidale Strøm, 1788)
To PESI (from synonym Defrancia vahli Møller, 1842)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 038578) (from synonym Lora pleurotomaria (Couthouy, 1838))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
