MolluscaBase - Archelix polita (Gassies, 1856)

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Archelix polita (Gassies, 1856)

AphiaID

1466281 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1466281)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Rank

Species

Parent

Archelix Albers, 1850 accepted as Otala Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Helix lactea var. polita Gassies, 1856

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Variety Archelix polita var. mahroufiana Pallary, 1917 accepted as Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Helix lactea var. polita Gassies, 1856) Gassies, J.-B. (1856). Descriptions des coquilles univalves, terrestres et d'eau douce envoyée a la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux par M. le capitaine Mayran. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 21 (2): 104-114, 1 plate. Bordeaux., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6529789x/f3.image
page(s): 108 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Archelix polita (Gassies, 1856). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1466281 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-11-14 16:54:23Z

created

Neubert, Eike

2025-05-16 23:30:34Z

changed

Herbert, David

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix lactea var. polita Gassies, 1856) Gassies, J.-B. (1856). Descriptions des coquilles univalves, terrestres et d'eau douce envoyée a la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux par M. le capitaine Mayran. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 21 (2): 104-114, 1 plate. Bordeaux., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6529789x/f3.image
page(s): 108 [details]