Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Vetigastropoda > Order Trochida > Superfamily Trochoidea > Family Trochidae > Subfamily Cantharidinae > Genus Steromphala

Steromphala rarilineata (Michaud, 1829)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Steromphala*	J. E. Gray, 1847	accepted genus name
*Gibbula (Phorculus)*	Monterosato, 1888	junior homonym
*Calliostoma (Strigosella)*	Sacco, 1896	synonym
*Colliculus*	Monterosato, 1888	synonym
*Gibbula (Adriaria)*	Monterosato, 1917	synonym
*Gibbula (Colliculus)*	Monterosato, 1888	synonym
*Gibbula (Gibbulastra)*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Gibbula (Steromphala)*	J. E. Gray, 1847	synonym
*Gibbulastra*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Korenia*	Friele, 1877	synonym
*Scrobiculinus*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Strigosella*	Sacco, 1896	synonym

Species group names

*Gibbula purpurata*	Brusina, 1865	synonym
*Gibbula rarilineata*	(Michaud, 1829)	synonym
*Gibbula rarilineata var. pulchella*	Pallary, 1919	synonym
*Steromphala crimeana*	V. Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1991	synonym
*Trochus cossurensis*	Monterosato, 1875	synonym
*Trochus rarilineatus*	Michaud, 1829	synonym

Literature

new combination reference	Affenzeller S., Haar N. & Steiner G. (2017). Revision of the genus complex Gibbula: an integrative approach to delineating the Eastern Mediterranean genera Gibbula Risso, 1826, Steromphala Gray, 1847, and Phorcus Risso, 1826 using DNA-barcoding and geometric morphometrics (Vetigastropoda, Trochoidea). Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 17(4): 789-812.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Steromphala rarilineata (Michaud, 1829). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1039847

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Occurrence

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No data

Environment

marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.