MolluscaBase - Ochthephila (Discula) attrita (R. T. Lowe, 1831)

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Ochthephila (Discula) attrita (R. T. Lowe, 1831)

AphiaID

1578793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1578793)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Discula attrita (R. T. Lowe, 1831)

Rank

Species

Parent

Ochthephila (Discula) R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Discula R. T. Lowe, 1852

Original name

Helix (Helicella) polymorpha var. attrita R. T. Lowe, 1831

Direct children (2)

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Forma Ochthephila (Discula) attrita f. compacta T. D. A. Cockerell, 1922 (uncertain > unassessed)
Mutatio Ochthephila (Discula) attrita mut. nigra T. D. A. Cockerell, 1922 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Helix (Helicella) polymorpha var. attrita R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 55, pl. 6 fig. 14 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ochthephila (Discula) attrita (R. T. Lowe, 1831). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1578793 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2022-04-23 01:02:18Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description (of Helix (Helicella) polymorpha var. attrita R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 55, pl. 6 fig. 14 [details]