WoRMS taxon details
Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
224729 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224729)
accepted
Species
Marginella avellana Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Marginella guttata Link, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella persicula (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Persicola maculata Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted
Persicula maculata Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted
Persicula variabilis Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Prunum roscidum f. spilota (Mazyck, 1913) · unaccepted
Voluta persicula Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Voluta persicula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224729 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Prunum roscidum f. spilota (Mazyck, 1913)) Mazÿck, W. G. (1913). Catalog of Mollusca of South Carolina. <em>Contributions from the Charleston Museum.</em> 2: 1-39. [details]
original description (of Voluta persicula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Marginella guttata Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
original description (of Persicula variabilis Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Marginella avellana Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Persicula maculata Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
original description (of Persicola maculata Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
basis of record Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Voluta persicula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Marginella guttata Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]
original description (of Persicula variabilis Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Marginella avellana Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Persicula maculata Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
original description (of Persicola maculata Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
basis of record Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spotted marginsnailspotted marginellaspotted margin shell | [details] |
| German | Getupfte Randschnecke | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Marginella persicula (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Dakar, Pointe des Almadies, collected...
To Malacopics (Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Fatick, Foundiougne, Niodor, collecte...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella persicula (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Marginella persicula (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Dakar, Pointe des Almadies, collected...
To Malacopics (Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Fatick, Foundiougne, Niodor, collecte...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella persicula (Linnaeus, 1758))
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