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WoRMS taxon details

Rissoina ambigua (A. Gould, 1849)

Rissoina crebrecostata Thiele, 1930

AphiaID

216954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216954)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Rissoina A. d'Orbigny, 1841

Original name

Pyramidella ambigua A. Gould, 1849

Synonymised names

Peripetella queenslandica Laseron, 1956 · unaccepted

Pyramidella ambigua A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted (original combination)

Rissoa ambigua (Gould, 1849) · unaccepted

Rissoina (Rissoina) ambigua (A. Gould, 1849) · alternative representation

Rissoina crebrecostata Thiele, 1930 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym of R....)

junior subjective synonym of R. ambigua (Gould, 1849)

Rissoina materinsulae Pilsbry, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Rissoina myosoroides Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1860 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Rissoina pusilla indica Selli, 1974 † · unaccepted (invalid: junior primary homonym...)

invalid: junior primary homonym of R. indica Nevill, 1885

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Variety Rissoina ambigua var. perpusilla G. Nevill, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Pyramidella ambigua A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 118. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Originally described as Pyramidella a.

Taxonomic remark Originally described as Pyramidella a. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rissoina ambigua (A. Gould, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216954 on 2025-04-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-22 16:55:09Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1997-10-08 12:43:35Z

changed

Fondo, Esther

2010-09-12 20:37:27Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2015-07-25 17:48:47Z

changed

Faber, Marien

2020-12-22 10:21:00Z

changed

Herbert, David

2022-05-14 07:51:01Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description (of Rissoina myosoroides Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1860) Schwartz von Mohrenstern, G. (1860). Über die Familie der Rissoiden und insbesondere die Gattung Rissoina. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe. 19: 71-188, pls 1-11 [1861]; also issued as preprint pp. 1-120, pls 1-11 [1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32230586
page(s): 134-135 [details]

original description (of Peripetella queenslandica Laseron, 1956) Laseron, C. F. (1956). The families Rissoinidae and Rissoidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 7 (3): 384-484.
page(s): 400 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Rissoina crebrecostata Thiele, 1930) Thiele, J. (1930). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 5 (8). Gastropoda und Bivalvia. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 561-596, pl. 4.
page(s): 572; fig. 15 [details]

original description (of Rissoina pusilla indica Selli, 1974 †) Selli, R. (1974). Molluschi quaternari di Massaua e di Gibuti. In: Missione geologica dell'Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli (A. G. I. P.) nella Dancalia meridionale e sugli altipiani hararini (1936-1938). Documentazione Paleontologica, Academia Nazionale dei Lincei 4(2): 151-444.
page(s): 290-292; plate XV, figs 4a-b, 5a-b [details]

original description (of Pyramidella ambigua A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 118. [details]

original description (of Rissoina materinsulae Pilsbry, 1904) Pilsbry, H. A. (1904). New Japanese marine Mollusca: Gastropoda. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 56: 3-32 [10 February], 33-37 [18 February], 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26316442
page(s): 27, pl. 5, figs 43, 43a [details]

basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs. 3 (1): 43-50. [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

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context source (HKRMS) Dudgeon, D.; Morton, B. (1982). The coral associated Mollusca of Tolo Harbour and Channel, Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: 627-650. [details]

additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors

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additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 60 [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. Mediterranean Marine Science. 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Sleurs, W. J. M. & H. L. Strack. (2021). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 18. The Rissoinidae and Zebinidae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). Basteria. 85: 34–58. [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Taxonomic remark Originally described as Pyramidella a. [details]

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

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