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Polymita picta (Born, 1778)
1369076 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1369076)
accepted
Species
Helix picta Born, 1778 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polymita (Polymita) picta (Born, 1778) · alternative representation
Polymita (Polymita) picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 · alternative representation
Polymita picta fuscolimbata var. pseudomuscata C. de la Torre, 1950 · unaccepted > unavailable name (invalid; infrasubspecific name)
Polymita picta fuscolimbata var. pseudonigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 · unaccepted > unavailable name (invalid; infrasubspecific name)
Polymita picta iolimbata var. iofasciata C. de la Torre, 1950 · unaccepted > unavailable name (invalid; infrasubspecific name)
Polymita picta iolimbata var. iosaturata C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1938 · unaccepted > unavailable name (invalid; infrasubspecific name)
Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Polymita picta nigrolimbata var. nigrofasciata C. de la Torre, 1950 · unaccepted > unavailable name (invalid; infrasubspecific name)
- Subspecies Polymita picta picta (Born, 1778)
- Subspecies Polymita picta fuscolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Polymita picta iolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Polymita picta roseolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950 accepted as Polymita picta (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Polymita picta venusta (Gmelin, 1786) accepted as Polymita venusta (Gmelin, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
(of Helix picta Born, 1778) Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890
page(s): 397 [details]
page(s): 397 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Polymita picta (Born, 1778). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1369076 on 2026-04-19
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original description
(of Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950) Torre, C. de la. (1950). El género <i>Polymita</i>. <em>Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural Felipe Poey.</em> 20(1): 5-21. [details]
original description (of Helix picta Born, 1778) Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890
page(s): 397 [details]
basis of record Henderson, J. B., Jr. (1912). A day's collecting at Antilla, Cuba. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(1): 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738197
page(s): 3 [details]
additional source Andrews, E. A. (1932). Some habits of a Cuban snail, <i>Polymita picta</i> Born. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(1): 22-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519365 [details]
additional source Andrews, E. A. (1934). Restoration of shell parts by the painted snail, <i>Polymita picta</i> Born. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 48(2): 37-43, text-fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520870 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Helix picta Born, 1778) Born, I. von. (1778). <i>Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis</i>. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Kraus. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890
page(s): 397 [details]
basis of record Henderson, J. B., Jr. (1912). A day's collecting at Antilla, Cuba. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(1): 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738197
page(s): 3 [details]
additional source Andrews, E. A. (1932). Some habits of a Cuban snail, <i>Polymita picta</i> Born. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(1): 22-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519365 [details]
additional source Andrews, E. A. (1934). Restoration of shell parts by the painted snail, <i>Polymita picta</i> Born. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 48(2): 37-43, text-fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520870 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 125 [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 188728)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymita picta nigrolimbata) (from synonym Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymita picta)
To Genbank
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950)
To Malacopics (Polymita picta (Born, 1778) Cuba, Oriente, Cabo Maisi)
To Malacopics (Polymita picta (Born, 1778) Cuba, Santiago de Cuba)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymita picta nigrolimbata) (from synonym Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymita picta)
To Genbank
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Polymita picta nigrolimbata C. de la Torre, 1950)
To Malacopics (Polymita picta (Born, 1778) Cuba, Oriente, Cabo Maisi)
To Malacopics (Polymita picta (Born, 1778) Cuba, Santiago de Cuba)
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