WoRMS name details
Delphinula laxa Say, 1826
1669625 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1669625)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Delphinula Lamarck, 1804 accepted as Angaria Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 207 [details]
page(s): 207 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note on coast of South Carolina
type locality contained in USA [details]
Type locality on coast of South Carolina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Delphinula laxa Say, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1669625 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Say, T. (1826). Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5(2):207-221., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657265
page(s): 207 [details]
page(s): 207 [details]
Other
additional source
Pilsbry, H. A. (1954). A long forgotten shell, <i>Delphinula laxa</i> Say. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 68(1): 10-11, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516489
note: States that it was found on Sullivan Island, but not mentioned in original description [details]
additional source Say, T. (1830-1834). American Conchology, or descriptions of the shells of North America. Illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature. School Press, New Harmony, Indiana. Part 1: plates 1-10 (1830); Part 2: plates 11-20 (April 1831); Part 3: plates 21-30 (September 1831a); Part 4: plates 31-40 (March 1832); Part 5: plates 41-50 (August 1832); Part 6: plates 51-60 (April 1834); Part 7: plates 61-68 and appendix [1 p.] (1834?, published after Say's death; edited by T. A. Conrad)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7959266
page(s): pl. 7 [details]
note: States that it was found on Sullivan Island, but not mentioned in original description [details]
additional source Say, T. (1830-1834). American Conchology, or descriptions of the shells of North America. Illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature. School Press, New Harmony, Indiana. Part 1: plates 1-10 (1830); Part 2: plates 11-20 (April 1831); Part 3: plates 21-30 (September 1831a); Part 4: plates 31-40 (March 1832); Part 5: plates 41-50 (August 1832); Part 6: plates 51-60 (April 1834); Part 7: plates 61-68 and appendix [1 p.] (1834?, published after Say's death; edited by T. A. Conrad)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7959266
page(s): pl. 7 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality on coast of South Carolina [details]
