MolluscaBase - Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) scalaris (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †

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Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) scalaris (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †

AphiaID

1827065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1827065)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Pyrgisculus scalaris (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Pyrgisculus jeffreysii (Jeffreys, 1848)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Pyrgiscus R. A. Philippi, 1841

Original name

Melania scalaris R. A. Philippi, 1836

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Variety Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) scalaris var. basidepressa Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) scalaris var. pliopercostata Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) scalaris var. subfasciolata Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Melania scalaris R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pyrgulina (Pyrgisculus) scalaris (R. A. Philippi, 1836) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1827065 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2025-08-08 20:34:10Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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original description (of Melania scalaris R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803 [details]