CaRMS name details
Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872)
160309 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160309)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym
Species
Turbonilla polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Verrill, A. E. (1872). Brief contributions to zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XX. Recent additions to the molluscan fauna of New England and the adjacent waters, with notes on other species. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (3) 3 (15): 281-290; pl. 6-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36995471
page(s): 282, pl. 6 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 282, pl. 6 fig. 5 [details]
Nomenclature The name Eulimella polita (A.E. Verrill, 1872) [for a species from the NW Atlantic] is a secondary junior homonym of...
Distribution Cobscook Bay and Eastport, Maine to New Jersey
Nomenclature The name Eulimella polita (A.E. Verrill, 1872) [for a species from the NW Atlantic] is a secondary junior homonym of Eulimella polita de Folin, 1870 [for a species from West Africa], and thus an invalid name. In such a case, the Code of Nomenclature requires that the younger name Eulimella polita (A.E. Verrill, 1872) be replaced by a substitute name. However, there is no substitute name available. Until such a substitute name is established, WoRMS lists the two species as distinct, although one is designated by an invalid name. [details]
Distribution Cobscook Bay and Eastport, Maine to New Jersey
Distribution Cobscook Bay and Eastport, Maine to New Jersey [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160309 on 2025-05-01
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160309 on 2025-05-01
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(of ) Verrill, A. E. (1872). Brief contributions to zoölogy, from the Museum of Yale College. No. XX. Recent additions to the molluscan fauna of New England and the adjacent waters, with notes on other species. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (3) 3 (15): 281-290; pl. 6-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36995471
page(s): 282, pl. 6 fig. 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Warén, A. (1991). New and little known Mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. <em>Sarsia.</em> 76(1-2): 53-124. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 110; note: treated as nomen dubium [details] Available for editors
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
page(s): 282, pl. 6 fig. 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
additional source Warén, A. (1991). New and little known Mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. <em>Sarsia.</em> 76(1-2): 53-124. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 110; note: treated as nomen dubium [details] Available for editors
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature The name Eulimella polita (A.E. Verrill, 1872) [for a species from the NW Atlantic] is a secondary junior homonym of Eulimella polita de Folin, 1870 [for a species from West Africa], and thus an invalid name. In such a case, the Code of Nomenclature requires that the younger name Eulimella polita (A.E. Verrill, 1872) be replaced by a substitute name. However, there is no substitute name available. Until such a substitute name is established, WoRMS lists the two species as distinct, although one is designated by an invalid name. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Cobscook Bay and Eastport, Maine to New Jersey [details]
