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Nodulus contortus (Jeffreys, 1856)

To GB Mollusca Types (Rissoa contorta intorta Monterosato, 1877; Syntype(s); NMINH:1887.1467.1)
To GB Mollusca Types (Rissoa contorta intorta Monterosato, 1877; Syntype(s); NMINH:1887.1467.1)

138745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138745)

accepted
Species
Rissoa contorta var. elata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rissoa contorta var. intorta Monterosato, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rissoa contorta var. rufa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Rissoa contorta Jeffreys, 1856) Jeffreys, J. G. (1856). On the marine Testacea of the Piedmontese coast. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 2, 17: 155-188., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069750
page(s): 183; pl. 2 fig. 6-7 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nodulus contortus (Jeffreys, 1856). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138745 on 2026-08-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Nodulus contortus (Jeffreys, 1856). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138745 on 2026-08-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge

original description (of Rissoa contorta Jeffreys, 1856) Jeffreys, J. G. (1856). On the marine Testacea of the Piedmontese coast. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 2, 17: 155-188., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069750
page(s): 183; pl. 2 fig. 6-7 [details] 

original description (of Rissoa contorta var. rufa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Rissoa contorta var. elata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Rissoa contorta var. lactea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Rissoa contorta var. varicosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884) Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103592 [details] 

original description (of Rissoa contorta var. intorta Monterosato, 1877) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1877). Notizie sulle conchiglie della rada di Civitavecchia. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> (1876–1877) 9: 407–428 [May 1st, 1877]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29876139
page(s): 418 [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] 

additional source Ponder, W. F. (1983). Review of the genera of the Barleeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoacea). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 35: 231-281., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-1983-Rec-Aust-Mus-356-231281/
page(s): 256 [details] 
 
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To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nodulus contortus) 
To GB Mollusca Types (Rissoa contorta intorta Monterosato, 1877; Syntype(s); NMINH:1887.1467.1) (from synonym Rissoa contorta var. intorta Monterosato, 1877)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Nodulus contortus (Jeffreys, 1856) Morocco, Doukala-Abda, El Jadida, beached, colle... 
To Malacopics (Nodulus contortus (Jeffreys,1856) Cape Verde, Santiago, Santa Cruz, Achada Fazenda) 
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa contorta Jeffreys, 1856)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa contorta var. rufa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa contorta var. elata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa contorta var. lactea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa contorta var. varicosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Rissoa contorta var. intorta Monterosato, 1877)
To PESI 
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