MolluscaBase - Scala bairdii E. A. Smith, 1872

MolluscaBase name details

Scala bairdii E. A. Smith, 1872

AphiaID

524357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:524357)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Opalia bairdii (E. A. Smith, 1872)

Rank

Species

Parent

Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798

Original name

Scala bairdii E. A. Smith, 1872

Environment

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

Original description

Smith, E. A. (1872). A list of species of shells from West Africa, with descriptions of those hitherto undescribed. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1871: 727–739, pl. 75., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554665
page(s): 734, pl. 75 fig. 14 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Beninese Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Beninese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Scala bairdii E. A. Smith, 1872. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524357 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-17 15:15:20Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2014-04-12 18:42:38Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2014-05-06 20:31:20Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2021-02-11 10:36:14Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

[taxonomic tree]

original description Smith, E. A. (1872). A list of species of shells from West Africa, with descriptions of those hitherto undescribed. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1871: 727–739, pl. 75., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554665
page(s): 734, pl. 75 fig. 14 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)