MolluscaBase taxon details
Physella venustula (A. Gould, 1847)
1286918 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1286918)
accepted
Species
Haitia venustula (A. Gould, 1847) · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Physa mediana Clessin, 1886 · unaccepted (invalid, not Dupuy, 1850)
Physa nodulosa Biese, 1949 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (original combination)
recent only
(of Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 215 [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
Note Type locality: Lima [12º03’S, 77º03’W],...
Type locality Type locality: Lima [12º03’S, 77º03’W], Prov. Lima, Peru [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Physella venustula (A. Gould, 1847). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1286918 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): Pl. 6, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): Pl. 6, fig. 4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Type locality: Lima [12º03’S, 77º03’W], Prov. Lima, Peru [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Physa venustula. Gould, 1848. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 215 - catalog no. 21168) (from synonym Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5534 Aperature) (from synonym Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5534 Dorsal) (from synonym Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5534 Aperature) (from synonym Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5534 Dorsal) (from synonym Physa venustula A. Gould, 1847)
