WoRMS taxon details
Obeliscus obeliscus (S. Moricand, 1834)
1026715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1026715)
accepted
Species
Bulimus obeliscus (S. Moricand, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix (Cochlicella) obeliscus S. Moricand, 1834 · unaccepted (basionym)
Helix obeliscus S. Moricand, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination
(of Helix (Cochlicella) obeliscus S. Moricand, 1834) Moricand, S. (1834). Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles de coquilles terrestres. <em>Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève.</em> 6 (2): 537-543 ["1833"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10403620
page(s): 540, pl. 1 fig. 40 [details]
page(s): 540, pl. 1 fig. 40 [details]
Note Brazil, near Caravelhas
Type locality Brazil, near Caravelhas [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus obeliscus (S. Moricand, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026715 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Helix (Cochlicella) obeliscus S. Moricand, 1834) Moricand, S. (1834). Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles de coquilles terrestres. <em>Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève.</em> 6 (2): 537-543 ["1833"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10403620
page(s): 540, pl. 1 fig. 40 [details]
basis of record Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 187 [details]
basis of record D'Àvila S., Simone L. R. L., Oliveira L. F. Cappa De, Charles L. & Maestrati P. (2020). Rediscovery of <i>Obeliscus agassizi</i> Pilsbry, 1906 (Gastropoda, Subulinidae, Obeliscinae), annotated checklist of species of <i>Obeliscus</i> Beck, 1837 and first description of the anatomy for the genus. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 42(12): 159-172., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema20v42a12.
page(s): 167 [details]
page(s): 540, pl. 1 fig. 40 [details]
basis of record Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 187 [details]
basis of record D'Àvila S., Simone L. R. L., Oliveira L. F. Cappa De, Charles L. & Maestrati P. (2020). Rediscovery of <i>Obeliscus agassizi</i> Pilsbry, 1906 (Gastropoda, Subulinidae, Obeliscinae), annotated checklist of species of <i>Obeliscus</i> Beck, 1837 and first description of the anatomy for the genus. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 42(12): 159-172., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema20v42a12.
page(s): 167 [details]
Other
additional source
Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the “Comisión Científica del Pacífico.”. <em>PeerJ.</em> 5, e3065., available online at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354113/#
page(s): 93, fig. 34 G [details]
page(s): 93, fig. 34 G [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Brazil, near Caravelhas [details]
