Turbellarians name details
Vortex pinguis Silliman, 1884
486979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:486979)
unaccepted
Species
Vortex Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Dalyellia Fleming, 1822
recent only
Silliman, W. A. (1884). Beobachtungen über die Süsswasserturbellarien Nordamerikas. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 41: 48-76, t. 3-4. [details] 
Taxonomic remark Graff (1911: p. 49–51; 1913: p. 126–128) considers specimens studied by him as belonging to this species and transfers...
Taxonomic remark Graff (1911: p. 49–51; 1913: p. 126–128) considers specimens studied by him as belonging to this species and transfers the species to Jensenia. However, this is convincingly argued against by Hayes (1945), who coins a new name for the specimens described by Graff: Castrella graffi. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Vortex pinguis Silliman, 1884. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=486979 on 2026-06-13
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Silliman, W. A. (1884). Beobachtungen über die Süsswasserturbellarien Nordamerikas. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 41: 48-76, t. 3-4. [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Graff (1911: p. 49–51; 1913: p. 126–128) considers specimens studied by him as belonging to this species and transfers the species to Jensenia. However, this is convincingly argued against by Hayes (1945), who coins a new name for the specimens described by Graff: Castrella graffi. [details]
