WoRMS taxon details
Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791)
991955 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:991955)
accepted
Species
Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806 · unaccepted
Cyrena buschii R. A. Philippi, 1849 · unaccepted
Cyrena ceylonica Mousson, 1849 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of...)
unjustified emendation of zeylanica
Cyrena fissidens Pilsbry, 1894 · unaccepted
Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena proxima Prime, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena suborbicularis R. A. Philippi, 1848 · unaccepted
Cyrena tennentii Hanley, 1858 · unaccepted
Polymesoda (Geloina) coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Polymesoda (Geloina) proxima (Prime, 1864) · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Polymesoda proxima (Prime, 1864) · unaccepted
Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
Note Stated as "rivers of Ceylon" ("in Zeylonae...
Type locality Stated as "rivers of Ceylon" ("in Zeylonae fluviis") [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991955 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806) Lamarck [J.B.P.A. de]. (1806). Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 7: 231-244; 419-430; pl. 13-15., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28888212
page(s): 420 [details]
original description (of Cyrena proxima Prime, 1864) Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 85-86, text-figure 34 [details]
original description (of Cyrena suborbicularis R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 3, p. 77, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cyrena ceylonica Mousson, 1849) Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess. iv + 126 pp., 22 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14301934
page(s): 89, pl. XIII [details]
original description (of Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena fissidens Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). Notices of new Japanese mollusks, IV. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(3): 29-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596995
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806) Lamarck [J.B.P.A. de]. (1806). Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 7: 231-244; 419-430; pl. 13-15., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28888212
page(s): 420 [details]
original description (of Cyrena proxima Prime, 1864) Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 85-86, text-figure 34 [details]
original description (of Cyrena suborbicularis R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 3, p. 77, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cyrena ceylonica Mousson, 1849) Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess. iv + 126 pp., 22 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14301934
page(s): 89, pl. XIII [details]
original description (of Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena fissidens Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). Notices of new Japanese mollusks, IV. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(3): 29-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596995
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 17 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Stated as "rivers of Ceylon" ("in Zeylonae fluviis") [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geloina coaxans)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda (Geloina) coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Sumatera, Sumatera Barat, Padang, ex coll....
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geloina coaxans)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda (Geloina) coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Sumatera, Sumatera Barat, Padang, ex coll....
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