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Xerotricha orbignii (A. d'Orbigny, 1836)
1002570 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1002570)
accepted
Species
Helix orbignii A. d'Orbigny, 1836 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix orbignyi A. d'Orbigny, 1836 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Helix orbignyi var. mitigata Mousson, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)
Helix orotavana Mousson, 1872 · unaccepted > nomen nudum (name in synonymy of Helix orbignyi)
(of Helix orbignii A. d'Orbigny, 1836) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): pl. 2 figs 31-33 [details]
page(s): pl. 2 figs 31-33 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xerotricha orbignii (A. d'Orbigny, 1836). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002570 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Helix orbignii A. d'Orbigny, 1836) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): pl. 2 figs 31-33 [details]
original description (of Helix orbignyi var. mitigata Mousson, 1872) Mousson, A. (1872). Révision de la faune malacologique des Canaries. <em>Neue Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25 (14): 1-176, pl. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237449
page(s): 37, 152 [details]
original description (of Helix orotavana Mousson, 1872) Mousson, A. (1872). Révision de la faune malacologique des Canaries. <em>Neue Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25 (14): 1-176, pl. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237449
page(s): 36 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A., Groh, K. & Ripken, Th. E. J. (2002). Catalogue and bibliography of the non-marine Mollusca of Macaronesia. In: Falkner, M., Groh, K. & Speight, M.C.D. (eds.). <em>Collectanea Malacologica. Festschrift für Gerhard Falkner.</em> 89-235, pl. 14-26. [20 September]. München / Hackenheim (Friedrich-Held-Gesellschaft / ConchBooks).
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page(s): pl. 2 figs 31-33 [details]
original description (of Helix orbignyi var. mitigata Mousson, 1872) Mousson, A. (1872). Révision de la faune malacologique des Canaries. <em>Neue Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25 (14): 1-176, pl. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237449
page(s): 37, 152 [details]
original description (of Helix orotavana Mousson, 1872) Mousson, A. (1872). Révision de la faune malacologique des Canaries. <em>Neue Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25 (14): 1-176, pl. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237449
page(s): 36 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A., Groh, K. & Ripken, Th. E. J. (2002). Catalogue and bibliography of the non-marine Mollusca of Macaronesia. In: Falkner, M., Groh, K. & Speight, M.C.D. (eds.). <em>Collectanea Malacologica. Festschrift für Gerhard Falkner.</em> 89-235, pl. 14-26. [20 September]. München / Hackenheim (Friedrich-Held-Gesellschaft / ConchBooks).
page(s): 126 [details] Available for editors





Syntype (of Helix orbignyi var. mitigata Mousson, 1872) ZMZ 504729 [details]
Syntype (of Helix orbignyi var. mitigata Mousson, 1872) ZMZ 504735 [details]
Unknown type (of Helix orotavana Mousson, 1872) ZMZ 504727 [details]