MolluscaBase taxon details
Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
1050590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1050590)
accepted
Species
Archelix abrolena var. incrassata Pallary, 1920 · unaccepted (original combination)
Archelix polita (Gassies, 1856) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Archelix polita var. mahroufiana Pallary, 1917 · unaccepted (original combination)
Helix lactea var. polita Gassies, 1856 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix punctata O. F. Müller, 1774 · unaccepted
Otala (Otala) punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774) · alternative representation
(of Helix punctata O. F. Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050590 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Helix punctata O. F. Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Helix lactea var. polita Gassies, 1856) Gassies, J.-B. (1856). Descriptions des coquilles univalves, terrestres et d'eau douce envoyée a la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux par M. le capitaine Mayran. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 21 (2): 104-114, 1 plate. Bordeaux., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6529789x/f3.image
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Archelix abrolena var. incrassata Pallary, 1920) Pallary, P. (1920). Descriptions d'une nouvelle cinquantaine de mollusques terrestres nouveaux du Nord-Ouest de l'Afrique. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord, 11 (2): 18-34. Alger. [15 February]
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Archelix polita var. mahroufiana Pallary, 1917) Pallary, P. (1917). Hélicidées nouvelles du Maroc. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 63 (2): 126-141, pl. 5. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014508
page(s): 137-138 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
page(s): 52 [details]
additional source Holyoak, D.T. & Holyoak, G.A. (2017). A revision of the land-snail genera Otala and Eobania (Gastropoda, helicidae) in Morocco and Algeria. Journal of Conchology, 40 (6): 419-490. London.
page(s): 428. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Helix lactea var. polita Gassies, 1856) Gassies, J.-B. (1856). Descriptions des coquilles univalves, terrestres et d'eau douce envoyée a la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux par M. le capitaine Mayran. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 21 (2): 104-114, 1 plate. Bordeaux., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6529789x/f3.image
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Archelix abrolena var. incrassata Pallary, 1920) Pallary, P. (1920). Descriptions d'une nouvelle cinquantaine de mollusques terrestres nouveaux du Nord-Ouest de l'Afrique. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord, 11 (2): 18-34. Alger. [15 February]
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Archelix polita var. mahroufiana Pallary, 1917) Pallary, P. (1917). Hélicidées nouvelles du Maroc. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 63 (2): 126-141, pl. 5. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014508
page(s): 137-138 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
page(s): 52 [details]
additional source Holyoak, D.T. & Holyoak, G.A. (2017). A revision of the land-snail genera Otala and Eobania (Gastropoda, helicidae) in Morocco and Algeria. Journal of Conchology, 40 (6): 419-490. London.
page(s): 428. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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