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Physella virginea (A. Gould, 1847)
1306828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1306828)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Physa virginea A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (original combination)
recent only
(of Physa virginea 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 USA, “Rio Sacramento,” by error; actually...
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, “Rio Sacramento,” by error; actually from Mountain Lake [37º47’17”N, 122º28’12”W], San Francisco, California [details]
Taxonomic remark Listed as valid in Johnson et al. (2013); Taylor (2003) considered it as a probable synonym of Physella gyrina
Taxonomic remark Listed as valid in Johnson et al. (2013); Taylor (2003) considered it as a probable synonym of Physella gyrina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physella virginea (A. Gould, 1847). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1306828 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Physa virginea 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 Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy 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): 250 [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy 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): 250 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Listed as valid in Johnson et al. (2013); Taylor (2003) considered it as a probable synonym of Physella gyrina [details]Type locality USA, “Rio Sacramento,” by error; actually from Mountain Lake [37º47’17”N, 122º28’12”W], San Francisco, California [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sunset physa | [details] |
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