WoRMS taxon details
Discula polymorpha (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
1050203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1050203)
accepted
Species
Discula (Discula) polymorpha (R. T. Lowe, 1831) · alternative representation
Helix (Discula) senilis R. T. Lowe, 1852 · unaccepted (invalid; not Morelet, 1851)
Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831 · unaccepted (original name)
Helix senilis R. T. Lowe, 1852 · unaccepted (invalid; not Morelet, 1851)
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha agostinhoensis Waldén, 1983
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha alleniana (Paiva, 1866)
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha arenicola (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha depressiuscula (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha docaensis Teixeira & Groh, 2019
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha minor Mandahl-Barth, 1950
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha nebulata (R. T. Lowe, 1855)
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha polymorpha (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
- Subspecies Discula polymorpha poromphala (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
(of Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 54 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Discula polymorpha (R. T. Lowe, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050203 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Helix senilis R. T. Lowe, 1852) Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 116 [details]
original description (of Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 54 [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): 116 [details]
original description (of Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 54 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Helix polymorpha. Lowe, 1831. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 4: 54, Tab. 6 figs. 11 - catalog no. 97255) (from synonym Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Discula polymorpha)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix (Discula) senilis Lowe, 1852; Syntype(s); 407512–407519) (from synonym Helix (Discula) senilis R. T. Lowe, 1852)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix (Helicella) polymorpha Lowe, 1831; Syntype(s) (possible); 407418–407425) (from synonym Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Discula polymorpha (R. T. Lowe, 1831) )
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Discula polymorpha)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix (Discula) senilis Lowe, 1852; Syntype(s); 407512–407519) (from synonym Helix (Discula) senilis R. T. Lowe, 1852)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix (Helicella) polymorpha Lowe, 1831; Syntype(s) (possible); 407418–407425) (from synonym Helix (Helicella) polymorpha R. T. Lowe, 1831)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Discula polymorpha (R. T. Lowe, 1831) )
