WoRMS taxon details
Zonites algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1002911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1002911)
accepted
Species
Helix algira Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Zonites (Zonites) algirus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Zonites anthesi Kobelt, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zonites cytherae E. von Martens, 1891 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Variety Zonites algirus var. garganica Pollonera, 1909 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
(of Helix algira Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Note "in Mauritania" (= Algeria, see Riedel 1985: 4)
Type locality "in Mauritania" (= Algeria, see Riedel 1985: 4) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zonites algirus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002911 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Helix algira Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 769 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Zonites cytherae E. von Martens, 1891) Martens, E. von. (1891). Eine neue Art von Zonites von der Insel Cerigo. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1891 (7): 148. Berlin [> 21 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789656 [details]
original description (of Zonites anthesi Kobelt, 1903) Kobelt, W. (1903). Diagnosen neuer Arten. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 35(5/6): 88-91. Frankfurt am Main [18 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15607739
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
page(s): 769 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Zonites cytherae E. von Martens, 1891) Martens, E. von. (1891). Eine neue Art von Zonites von der Insel Cerigo. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1891 (7): 148. Berlin [> 21 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789656 [details]
original description (of Zonites anthesi Kobelt, 1903) Kobelt, W. (1903). Diagnosen neuer Arten. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 35(5/6): 88-91. Frankfurt am Main [18 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15607739
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
Other
additional source
Riedel, A. (1995). Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) der Türkei. Übersicht der Arten. Fragmenta Faunistica, 38 (1): 1-86. Warszawa [10 June].
page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Nevill, G. (1880). On the land-shells, extinct and living, of the neighbourhood of Menton (Alpes Maritimes); with descriptions of a new genus and of several new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880: 94-142, Pls. 13, 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522212
page(s): 102 [details]
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additional source Nevill, G. (1880). On the land-shells, extinct and living, of the neighbourhood of Menton (Alpes Maritimes); with descriptions of a new genus and of several new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880: 94-142, Pls. 13, 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522212
page(s): 102 [details]





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Type locality "in Mauritania" (= Algeria, see Riedel 1985: 4) [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Conchology (Zonites algirus)
To Conchology (Zonites algirus)
To Conchology (Zonites algirus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zonites algirus)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Helix algira Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To Malacopics (Zonites algirus (Linnaeus, 1758) )
To Conchology (Zonites algirus)
To Conchology (Zonites algirus)
To Conchology (Zonites algirus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zonites algirus)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Helix algira Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To Malacopics (Zonites algirus (Linnaeus, 1758) )