WoRMS name details

Stomatella orbiculata A. Adams, 1850

215207  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215207)

 unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1850). An arrangement of Stomatellidae, including the characters of a new genus, and of several new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 18 (1850): 29-40., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12858705
page(s): 31 [details] 
Type locality contained in Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note four syntypes in NHMUK 1968115  
From editor or global species database
Type material four syntypes in NHMUK 1968115 [details]
Description Small, flat, rounded, ear-shaped shell, up to 1 cm long, resembling Haliotis, but without perforations, small operculum....  
Description Small, flat, rounded, ear-shaped shell, up to 1 cm long, resembling Haliotis, but without perforations, small operculum. Exterior pinkish or green, aperture pearly. The animal is much larger than the shell. Habitat: lower eulittoral rock. Distribution: W. Indian Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Stomatella orbiculata A. Adams, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215207 on 2024-12-08
Date
action
by
1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
2002-07-21 12:48:32Z
changed
2019-06-11 12:47:24Z
checked
2019-06-15 10:53:05Z
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original description Adams, A. (1850). An arrangement of Stomatellidae, including the characters of a new genus, and of several new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 18 (1850): 29-40., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12858705
page(s): 31 [details] 

basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Adams, A. (1854). Monograph of Stomatellinae, a sub-family of Trochidae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (15): 827–846, pls 173–175. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076065
page(s): 838, pl. 174, figs 23, 24. [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Description Small, flat, rounded, ear-shaped shell, up to 1 cm long, resembling Haliotis, but without perforations, small operculum. Exterior pinkish or green, aperture pearly. The animal is much larger than the shell. Habitat: lower eulittoral rock. Distribution: W. Indian Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details]

Type material four syntypes in NHMUK 1968115 [details]