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Delphinula gervillii Defrance, 1818 †
1042610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1042610)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Delphinula Lamarck, 1804 accepted as Angaria Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Defrance [J.L.M.]. (1818). Dauphinule (foss.) pp. 544-546, in: <i>Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles</i> (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 12. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23002225
page(s): 544 [details]
page(s): 544 [details]
Type locality contained in France
type locality contained in France [details]
Taxonomic remark Originally spelled as gervilii, but named after the French naturalist Charles de Gerville, as stated in the text as...
Taxonomic remark Originally spelled as gervilii, but named after the French naturalist Charles de Gerville, as stated in the text as "Dauphinule de Gerville", so this spelling should be corrected to gervillii [ICZN Art. 32.5]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Delphinula gervillii Defrance, 1818 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042610 on 2025-09-11
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Defrance [J.L.M.]. (1818). Dauphinule (foss.) pp. 544-546, in: <i>Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles</i> (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 12. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23002225
page(s): 544 [details]
additional source van Gemert, L. J. (2019). Nomenclatural notes on <i>Liotina</i> Fischer, 1885 and Liotinidae Nomura, 1932 (Gastropoda: Trochoidea). <em>Venus.</em> 77 (1-4): 51-53.
page(s): 51. [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation Gain O., Belliard L. & Le Renard J. (2017). Les Liotiidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Vetigastropoda) dans l'Eocène moyen du Contentin (Manche, France). <em>Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien.</em> 2: 1-72.
page(s): fig. 4; note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Pacaud, J.-M.; Treguier, J.; Prugneaux, V. (2017). Redécouverte du matériel type porte-nom original des espèces <i>Delphinula warnii</i> Defrance, 1818 et <i>Delphinula gervillii</i> Defrance, 1818 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Liotiidae). <em>Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> nouv. série 45 (4): 427-436.
page(s): 431, pl. 2 figs 1-4 (lectotype designation); note: This lectotype designation invalidates the neotype designation by Gain et al., 2017 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 544 [details]
additional source van Gemert, L. J. (2019). Nomenclatural notes on <i>Liotina</i> Fischer, 1885 and Liotinidae Nomura, 1932 (Gastropoda: Trochoidea). <em>Venus.</em> 77 (1-4): 51-53.
page(s): 51. [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Gain O., Belliard L. & Le Renard J. (2017). Les Liotiidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Vetigastropoda) dans l'Eocène moyen du Contentin (Manche, France). <em>Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien.</em> 2: 1-72.
page(s): fig. 4; note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Pacaud, J.-M.; Treguier, J.; Prugneaux, V. (2017). Redécouverte du matériel type porte-nom original des espèces <i>Delphinula warnii</i> Defrance, 1818 et <i>Delphinula gervillii</i> Defrance, 1818 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Liotiidae). <em>Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> nouv. série 45 (4): 427-436.
page(s): 431, pl. 2 figs 1-4 (lectotype designation); note: This lectotype designation invalidates the neotype designation by Gain et al., 2017 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Taxonomic remark Originally spelled as gervilii, but named after the French naturalist Charles de Gerville, as stated in the text as "Dauphinule de Gerville", so this spelling should be corrected to gervillii [ICZN Art. 32.5]. [details]
