MolluscaBase - Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850

Traits name details

Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850

AphiaID

1320943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1320943)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (objective junior synonym)

Accepted name

Otala Schumacher, 1817

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Helix lactea O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850

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Species Helix (Archelix) pomiformis F. Sandberger, 1858 † accepted as Galactochiloides braunii (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 98 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320943 on 2025-04-29

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320943 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-01-13 07:53:37Z

created

Köhler, Frank

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original description Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 98 [details]

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Otala lactea

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Otala lactea

Image from synonym