MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Gyroscala de Boury, 1887

ERMS taxon details

Gyroscala de Boury, 1887

Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822)
Specimens from Calahonda, Málaga, Spain (actual size 19 mm and 23.6 mm)

AphiaID

137945 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137945)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Scalaria commutata Monterosato, 1877 accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877) (type by original designation)

Parent

Epitoniidae S. S. Berry, 1910 (1812)

Original name

Epitonium (Gyroscala) de Boury, 1887

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Species Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
Species Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877) (secondary homonym replaced before 1900)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Boury, E. de. (1887). Description de Scalidae nouveaux des couches Éocènes du Bassin de Paris, et révision de quelques espèces mal connues. Published by the author, Théméricourt, pp. 1-56. , available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k937010t [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gyroscala de Boury, 1887. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137945 on 2025-12-07

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Gyroscala de Boury, 1887. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137945 on 2025-12-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2006-03-30 11:31:32Z

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Vandepitte, Leen

2012-10-17 15:30:45Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

2014-01-12 16:08:55Z

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Gofas, Serge

2015-04-18 16:58:26Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2016-02-25 18:45:08Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2019-06-06 11:30:42Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Boury, E. de. (1887). Description de Scalidae nouveaux des couches Éocènes du Bassin de Paris, et révision de quelques espèces mal connues. Published by the author, Théméricourt, pp. 1-56. , available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k937010t [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 Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
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