North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Choristella nofronii J. H. McLean, 1992

Choristella nofronii McLean, 1992
Specimen from Isla de Albor, 190 m (col. MNCN, Fauna IV est. 312A) (actual diameter 1.6 mm).

AphiaID

139131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139131)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Choristella K. J. Bush, 1897

Original name

Choristella nofronii J. H. McLean, 1992

Environment

marine

Original description

McLean, J. H. (1992). Systematic review of the family Choristellidae (Archaeogastropoda: Lepetellacea) with descriptions of new species. The Veliger. 35(4): 273–294, figs. 1-64., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42467347
page(s): 280-282 [details]

Type data

Note Alboran Sea

Type locality Alboran Sea [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Choristella nofronii J. H. McLean, 1992. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139131 on 2026-08-15

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Choristella nofronii J. H. McLean, 1992. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139131 on 2026-08-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2010-03-17 13:43:01Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2014-01-31 07:24:46Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

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original description McLean, J. H. (1992). Systematic review of the family Choristellidae (Archaeogastropoda: Lepetellacea) with descriptions of new species. The Veliger. 35(4): 273–294, figs. 1-64., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42467347
page(s): 280-282 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04543.21a [details]

additional source 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

additional source Gubbioli, F.; Nofroni, I. (1986). First record of "Cithna" naticiformis Jeffreys, 1883 in the Mediterranean: ecological and systematic notes. La Conchiglia. 204-205: 6-7. [details] Available for editors