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Ortostelis
Aradas & Maggiore, 1841
Turbonilla rufa
(Philippi, 1836)
Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 19.01.2010), actual size 7.8 mm.
AphiaID
871235
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871235)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Heterobranchia
Euthyneura
Tectipleura
Pylopulmonata
Pyramidelloidea
Pyramidellidae
Turbonillinae
Ortostelis
Status
unaccepted
(objective synonym)
Accepted name
Pyrgiscus
R. A. Philippi, 1841
Rank
Genus
Type taxon
Melania rufa
R. A. Philippi, 1836
accepted as
Pyrgiscus rufus
(R. A. Philippi, 1836)
(type by subsequent designation)
Parent
Turbonillinae Bronn, 1849
Environment
marine
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Ortostelis
Aradas & Maggiore, 1841. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871235 on 2026-06-07
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Ortostelis
Aradas & Maggiore, 1841. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=871235 on 2026-06-07
Taxonomic edit history
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Turbonilla rufa
(Philippi, 1836)
Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 19.01.2010), actual size 7.8 mm.
Image from typetaxon
Unreviewed
Pyrgiscus rufus
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Pyrgiscus rufus
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Pyrgiscus rufus
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