MolluscaBase taxon details
Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791)
991955 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:991955)
accepted
Species
Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806 · unaccepted
Cyrena buschii R. A. Philippi, 1849 · unaccepted
Cyrena ceylonica Mousson, 1849 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of...)
unjustified emendation of zeylanica
Cyrena fissidens Pilsbry, 1894 · unaccepted
Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena proxima Prime, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena suborbicularis R. A. Philippi, 1848 · unaccepted
Cyrena tennentii Hanley, 1858 · unaccepted
Polymesoda (Geloina) coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Polymesoda (Geloina) proxima (Prime, 1864) · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Polymesoda proxima (Prime, 1864) · unaccepted
Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 
Note Stated as "rivers of Ceylon" ("in Zeylonae...
Type locality Stated as "rivers of Ceylon" ("in Zeylonae fluviis") [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991955 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806) Lamarck [J.B.P.A. de]. (1806). Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 7: 231-244; 419-430; pl. 13-15., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28888212
page(s): 420 [details]
original description (of Cyrena proxima Prime, 1864) Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 85-86, text-figure 34 [details]
original description (of Cyrena suborbicularis R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 3, p. 77, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cyrena ceylonica Mousson, 1849) Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess. iv + 126 pp., 22 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14301934
page(s): 89, pl. XIII [details]
original description (of Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena fissidens Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). Notices of new Japanese mollusks, IV. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(3): 29-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596995
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806) Lamarck [J.B.P.A. de]. (1806). Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 7: 231-244; 419-430; pl. 13-15., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28888212
page(s): 420 [details]
original description (of Cyrena proxima Prime, 1864) Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 85-86, text-figure 34 [details]
original description (of Cyrena suborbicularis R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 3, p. 77, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cyrena ceylonica Mousson, 1849) Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess. iv + 126 pp., 22 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14301934
page(s): 89, pl. XIII [details]
original description (of Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Cyrena fissidens Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). Notices of new Japanese mollusks, IV. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(3): 29-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596995
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 17 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Stated as "rivers of Ceylon" ("in Zeylonae fluviis") [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geloina coaxans)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda (Geloina) coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Sumatera, Sumatera Barat, Padang, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker .)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geloina coaxans)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda (Geloina) coaxans (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Geloina coaxans (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Sumatera, Sumatera Barat, Padang, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker .)
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