MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pusillina testudae (Verduin, 1979)

ERMS taxon details

Pusillina testudae (Verduin, 1979)

Pusillina testudae (Verduin, 1979)
Specimen from Isla de Tarifa, Spain (actual size 1.5 mm).

AphiaID

141342 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141342)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pusillina Monterosato, 1884

Original name

Rissoa testudae Verduin, 1979

Synonymised names

Rissoa testudae Verduin, 1979 · unaccepted

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Rissoa testudae Verduin, 1979) Verduin A. (1979). Rissoa (Turgidina) testudae subg. nov., sp. nov. A marine gastropod from the Straits of Gibraltar. Basteria 43: 47-50 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Spanish part of the Strait of Gibraltar

type locality contained in Spanish part of the Strait of Gibraltar [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pusillina testudae (Verduin, 1979). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141342 on 2026-07-31

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pusillina testudae (Verduin, 1979). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141342 on 2026-07-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

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original description (of Rissoa testudae Verduin, 1979) Verduin A. (1979). Rissoa (Turgidina) testudae subg. nov., sp. nov. A marine gastropod from the Straits of Gibraltar. Basteria 43: 47-50 [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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]