MolluscaBase - Helix (Helicogena) cavata Mousson, 1854

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Helix (Helicogena) cavata Mousson, 1854

AphiaID

1287131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287131)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852

Rank

Species

Parent

Helix (Helicogena) A. Férussac, 1821 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Helix cavata Mousson, 1854

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Subspecies Helix (Helicogena) cavata tripolitana Kobelt, 1905 accepted as Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852 (junior synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Helix cavata Mousson, 1854) Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47588377
page(s): 21–22 [reprinted: Mitth. naturf. Ges. Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 367–368] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix (Helicogena) cavata Mousson, 1854. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287131 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-07-17 08:39:19Z

created

Neubert, Eike

2021-01-09 22:35:40Z

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Köhler, Frank

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original description (of Helix cavata Mousson, 1854) Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47588377
page(s): 21–22 [reprinted: Mitth. naturf. Ges. Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 367–368] [details]