Attiliosa

Attiliosa
Shell of Attiliosa laurecorbariae (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Aspellinae
Genus:	Attiliosa Emerson, 1968
Type species
Coralliophila incompta Berry, 1960
Species
See text

Attiliosa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aspellinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Characteristics

The genus currently contains about 33 recognized species, with several fossil species dating back to the Eocene. The genus was established by William K. Emerson in 1968. In older malacological literature, many Attiliosa species were originally described under the genera Murex , Muricidea or Vasum

The genus is often characterized by sturdy, fusiform shells with prominent axial ribs and spines.

The shape of the shell is generally ovate-fusiform to short-fusiform, with an acute, pyramidal spire. Most species are relatively small, ranging from 15 mm to 30 mm in length. The sculpture consists of 7 to 9 varices (ribs) per whorl. These varices often bear short, sharp, or tubular spines. The aperture is usually oval and often reinforced with lirae (internal ridges) on the outer lip. Many species are white, waxy or light tan, sometimes decorated with brown spiral lines or spots

Species

Species within the genus Attiliosa include:

• Attiliosa aldridgei (Nowell-Usticke, 1969) ^[2]
• † Attiliosa arenaria Darragh, 2017
• Attiliosa bessei Vokes, 1999 ^[3]
• Attiliosa bozzettii Houart, 1993 ^[4]
• Attiliosa caledonica (Jousseaume, 1881) ^[5]
• Attiliosa edingeri Houart, 1998 ^[6]
• † Attiliosa emilyae Lozouet, 2023
• Attiliosa eosae Espinosa & Ortea, 2016
• † Attiliosa evae (Kovács & Vicián, 2024)
• † Attiliosa gallica Landau, Merle, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2019
• † Attiliosa gibsonsmithi E. H. Vokes, 1999
• Attiliosa glenduffyi Petuch, 1993 ^[7]
• Attiliosa goreensis Houart, 1993 ^[8]
• † Attiliosa gretae E. H. Vokes, 1999
• Attiliosa houarti Vokes, 1999 ^[9]
• † Attiliosa juhaszi Kovács & Vicián, 2024
• Attiliosa kevani Vokes, 1999 ^[10]
• Attiliosa laurecorbariae Garrigues & Lamy, 2019
• † Attiliosa macgintyi E. H. Vokes, 1999
• † Attiliosa nassatella (Grateloup, 1845)
• Attiliosa nodulifera (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841) ^[11]
• Attiliosa nodulosa (A. Adams, 1854) ^[12]
• Attiliosa orri (Cernohorsky, 1976) ^[13]
• Attiliosa perplexa Vokes, 1999 ^[14]
• Attiliosa philippiana (Dall, 1889) ^[15]
• Attiliosa poeyi (Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1979)
• † Attiliosa pouweri Landau, Merle, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2019
• Attiliosa pygmaea Garrigues & Lamy, 2019
• † Attiliosa recognita (Bałuk, 2006)
• Attiliosa ruthae Houart, 1996 ^[16]
• † Attiliosa septaspinosa Lozouet, 2023
• † Attiliosa subgretae Lozouet, 2023
• † Attiliosa villai (Michelotti, 1847)

Synonyms

• Attiliosa incompta(S. S. Berry, 1960): synonym of Attiliosa nodulosa(A. Adams, 1855)
• Attiliosa sperata(Cossmann, 1921): synonym of Gracilipurpura sperata (Cossmann, 1921)
• Attiliosa striatoides(E. H. Vokes, 1980): synonym of Acanthotrophon striatoides E. H. Vokes, 1980
• Attiliosa sunderlandi(Petuch, 1987): synonym of Murexsul sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987)
• † Attiliosa villae(Michelotti, 1847): synonym of † Attiliosa villai(Michelotti, 1847) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)

References

1. Attiliosa Emerson, 1968 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
2. Attiliosa aldridgei (Nowell-Usticke, 1969) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
3. Attiliosa bessei Vokes, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
4. Attiliosa bozzettii Houart, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
5. Attiliosa caledonica (Jousseaume, 1881) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
6. Attiliosa edingeri Houart, 1998 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
7. Attiliosa glenduffyi Petuch, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
8. Attiliosa goreensis Houart, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
9. Attiliosa houarti Vokes, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
10. Attiliosa kevani Vokes, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
11. Attiliosa nodulifera (Sowerby, 1841) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
12. Attiliosa nodulosa (A. Adams, 1854) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
13. Attiliosa orri (Cernohorsky, 1976) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
14. Attiliosa perplexa Vokes, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
15. Attiliosa philippiana (Dall, 1889) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
16. Attiliosa ruthae Houart, 1996 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.

• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

External links

• Emerson, W.K. (1968). "Taxonomic placement of Coralliophila incompta Berry, 1960, with the proposal of a new genus, Attiliosa (Gastropoda: Muricacea)". The Veliger. 10 (4): 380.
• Vokes, E.H. (1999). "Another look at the muricine genus Attiliosa". The Veliger. 42 (4). Retrieved 30 December 2025.