MolluscaBase - Cepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840)

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Cepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840)

AphiaID

1426488 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1426488)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Laevicepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840)

Rank

Species

Parent

Cepolis Montfort, 1810

Original name

Helix porcellana Grateloup, 1840

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Subspecies Cepolis porcellana splendens Pilsbry, 1933 accepted as Laevicepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Helix porcellana Grateloup, 1840) Grateloup, J.-P. S. (1840). Mémoire descriptif sur plusieurs espèces de coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues de mollusques exotiques vivants, terrestres, fluviatilis et marins. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 11 (36): 389-455, pls 1-4. [dated 25 November 1840]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029678
page(s): 410, pl. 1, figs 5, 6. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1426488 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-03-25 19:59:35Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Helix porcellana Grateloup, 1840) Grateloup, J.-P. S. (1840). Mémoire descriptif sur plusieurs espèces de coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues de mollusques exotiques vivants, terrestres, fluviatilis et marins. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 11 (36): 389-455, pls 1-4. [dated 25 November 1840]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029678
page(s): 410, pl. 1, figs 5, 6. [details]