MolluscaBase - Helix (Pomatia) aspersa var. maxima J. W. Taylor, 1883

MolluscaBase name details

Helix (Pomatia) aspersa var. maxima J. W. Taylor, 1883

AphiaID

1380658 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1380658)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior homonym (Junior primary homonym of Helix aspersa var. maxima Parfitt, 1874)

Accepted name

Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Helix (Pomatia) aspersa O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Original name

Helix (Pomatia) aspersa var. maxima J. W. Taylor, 1883

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Taylor, J. W. (1883). Life histories of British Helices. Helix (Pomatia) aspersa Müll. Journal of Conchology. 4:88-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571513
page(s): p. 94. [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy A junior homonym of Helix aspersa var. maxima Parfitt, 1874

Homonymy A junior homonym of Helix aspersa var. maxima Parfitt, 1874 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Pomatia) aspersa var. maxima J. W. Taylor, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1380658 on 2025-07-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-10-01 00:10:44Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2022-09-05 17:24:07Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2022-09-20 17:27:08Z

changed

Vos, Chris

Licensing

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Notes (1)

original description Taylor, J. W. (1883). Life histories of British Helices. Helix (Pomatia) aspersa Müll. Journal of Conchology. 4:88-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571513
page(s): p. 94. [details]

From editor or global species database

Homonymy A junior homonym of Helix aspersa var. maxima Parfitt, 1874 [details]