MolluscaBase taxon details
Nesodiscus obolus (A. Gould, 1846)
1264782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1264782)
accepted
Species
Helix acetabulum Pease, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix obolus A. Gould, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pithys celsa Pease, 1871 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pitys celsa Pease, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
recent only
(of Helix obolus A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 141-145, 148-152 [July]; 153-156, 159-162, 165-167 [August]; 170-173, 175-176 [September]; 177-179, 180-184, 185-187, 190-192 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490825
page(s): 175. [details]
page(s): 175. [details]
Type locality contained in Society Islands
type locality contained in Society Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nesodiscus obolus (A. Gould, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1264782 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Helix obolus A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 141-145, 148-152 [July]; 153-156, 159-162, 165-167 [August]; 170-173, 175-176 [September]; 177-179, 180-184, 185-187, 190-192 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490825
page(s): 175. [details]
original description (of Helix acetabulum Pease, 1861) Pease, W. H. (1861). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1861): 242-247., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672772
page(s): 242-243 [details]
original description (of Pithys celsa Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Remarques sur certaines espèces de coquilles terrestres, habitant la Polynésie, et description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 18(4): 393-403 ["1870"; published 22 January 1871]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160812
page(s): 396; note: As Pithys ? celsa [details]
basis of record Solem, A. (1976). Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). Part I, Family Endodontidae. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Pp. 1-508., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2642619 [details]
page(s): 175. [details]
original description (of Helix acetabulum Pease, 1861) Pease, W. H. (1861). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1861): 242-247., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672772
page(s): 242-243 [details]
original description (of Pithys celsa Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Remarques sur certaines espèces de coquilles terrestres, habitant la Polynésie, et description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 18(4): 393-403 ["1870"; published 22 January 1871]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160812
page(s): 396; note: As Pithys ? celsa [details]
basis of record Solem, A. (1976). Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). Part I, Family Endodontidae. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Pp. 1-508., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2642619 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Helix acetabulum. Pease, 1861. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 29: 242-243 - catalog no. 47844) (from synonym Helix acetabulum Pease, 1861)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
