Traits taxon details
Cepaea Held, 1838
235791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235791)
accepted
Genus
Helix nemoralis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Cepaea (Cepaea) Held, 1838 · unaccepted
Helix (Tachaea) [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling;...)
incorrect subsequent spelling; junior homonym of Tachea Fleming, 1822 [Aves]
Helix (Tachea) W. Turton, 1831 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea Fleming, 1822 [Aves]
- Species Cepaea brandti Schlickum, 1964 †
- Species Cepaea haesendonckii (Nyst, 1845) †
- Species Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Cepaea krejcii Wenz, 1930 †
- Species Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Cepaea paretiana (Issel, 1868) †
- Subgenus Cepaea (Cepaea) Held, 1838 accepted as Cepaea Held, 1838
- Species Cepaea (Cepaea) bulla Lueger, 1981 † accepted as Megalotachea bulla (Lueger, 1981) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Cepaea (Palaeotachea) Jooss, 1912 † accepted as Palaeotachea Jooss, 1912 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Cepaea (Palaeotachea) convexitesta Jooss, 1912 † accepted as Palaeotachea convexitesta (Jooss, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea alloiodes (Thomä, 1845) † accepted as Palaeotachea alloiodes (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea moroguesi (Brongniart, 1810) † accepted as Palaeotachea moroguesi (Brongniart, 1810) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea renevieri (Maillard, 1892) † accepted as Palaeotachea renevieri (Maillard, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801) accepted as Macularia sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Species Cepaea vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) accepted as Caucasotachea vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea beyrichi (Deshayes, 1863) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea eckingensis (F. Sandberger, 1875) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea facilis (F. Sandberger, 1875) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea lausanni (Dumont & Mortillet, 1852) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea noueli (Deshayes, 1863) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea nouleti (Matheron, 1861) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, based on preoccupied original name)
- Species Cepaea placentina (De Stefani, 1880) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea reboulii (Leufroy, 1828) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea subtrochoides (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 910 [details]
page(s): 910 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cepaea Held, 1838. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235791 on 2025-04-29
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Cepaea Held, 1838. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235791 on 2025-04-29
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Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 910 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
basis of record De Smet, W.H.O.; Van Rompu, E.A. (1989). Thrush predation shell polymorphism in <i>Cepaea nemoralis</i> (L.) (Helicidae) along the Belgian coastal dunes. <i>Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Bel. 119(2)</i>: 213-214 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cain, A. J. & Currey, J. D. (1963). Area effects in <i>Cepaea</i>. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B.</em> no. 726, 246: 1-81. [details]
page(s): 910 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
basis of record De Smet, W.H.O.; Van Rompu, E.A. (1989). Thrush predation shell polymorphism in <i>Cepaea nemoralis</i> (L.) (Helicidae) along the Belgian coastal dunes. <i>Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Bel. 119(2)</i>: 213-214 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cain, A. J. & Currey, J. D. (1963). Area effects in <i>Cepaea</i>. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B.</em> no. 726, 246: 1-81. [details]
