WoRMS name details
Philine quadrata (S. V. Wood, 1839)
140759 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140759)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Philine formosa W. Stimpson, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Philine quadrata var. grandis Leche, 1878 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Bulla quadrata S. V. Wood, 1839) Wood, S. V. (1839). On the Fossil Shells of the Crag. <em>The Magazine of Natural History.</em> 3: 460–465, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2270433
page(s): 461, pl. 7, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 461, pl. 7, fig. 1 [details]
Distribution Greenland to Massachusetts
Distribution Greenland to Massachusetts [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Philine quadrata (S. V. Wood, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140759 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bulla quadrata S. V. Wood, 1839) Wood, S. V. (1839). On the Fossil Shells of the Crag. <em>The Magazine of Natural History.</em> 3: 460–465, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2270433
page(s): 461, pl. 7, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Ohnheiser, L. T.; Malaquias, M. (2013). Systematic revision of the gastropod family Philinidae (Mollusca: Cephalaspidea) in the north-east Atlantic Ocean with emphasis on the Scandinavian Peninsula. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 167: 273-326., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12000 [details]
page(s): 461, pl. 7, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Ohnheiser, L. T.; Malaquias, M. (2013). Systematic revision of the gastropod family Philinidae (Mollusca: Cephalaspidea) in the north-east Atlantic Ocean with emphasis on the Scandinavian Peninsula. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 167: 273-326., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12000 [details]
Other
additional source
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Sykes, E. R. (1905). On the Mollusca procured during the "Porcupine" Expeditions 1869-1870. Supplemental notes, part II. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6: 322-332., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176465
page(s): 325; note: notes by Jeffreys on the living animal [details]
additional source Sykes, E. R. (1905). On the Mollusca procured during the "Porcupine" Expeditions 1869-1870. Supplemental notes, part II. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6: 322-332., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176465
page(s): 325; note: notes by Jeffreys on the living animal [details]





Unreviewed
Distribution Greenland to Massachusetts [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (121 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Philine formosa W. Stimpson, 1850)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Philine formosa W. Stimpson, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032642)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (121 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Philine formosa W. Stimpson, 1850)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Philine formosa W. Stimpson, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032642)
To ITIS