MolluscaBase - Scalaria (Hirtoscala) elegans Risso, 1826

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Scalaria (Hirtoscala) elegans Risso, 1826

AphiaID

1826904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1826904)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Epitonium turtonis (W. Turton, 1819)

Rank

Species

Parent

Scalaria (Hirtoscala) Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798

Original name

Scalaria elegans Risso, 1826

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Variety Scalaria (Hirtoscala) elegans var. mioparva Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Scalaria (Hirtoscala) elegans var. pseudofoliacea Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Scalaria elegans Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 59 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scalaria (Hirtoscala) elegans Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1826904 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2025-08-08 03:13:59Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Scalaria elegans Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 59 [details]