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Helix borealis Mousson, 1859
1050271 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1050271)
accepted
Species
Helix (Helix) borealis Mousson, 1859 · alternative representation
Helix (Pomatia) thiesseana Kobelt, 1878 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix ambigua Mousson, 1859 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Helix ambigua Linnaeus, 1758)
Helix ambigua clathrata Westerlund, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix ambigua var. aetolica Kobelt, 1892 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix ambigua var. borealis Mousson, 1859 · unaccepted (original name)
Helix cyrtolena Bourguignat, 1860 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix thiesseana Kobelt, 1878 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Helix ambigua var. borealis Mousson, 1859) Mousson, A. (1859). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies dans l'Orient par M. le Dr. Alex. Schläfli. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 4 (1): 12-36; 4 (3): 253-297. Zürich. [reprinted 1859 with alterations: 71 pp.], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47188753
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
Lectotype (of Helix (Pomatia) thiesseana Kobelt, 1878)...
, Note Greece, island Corfu, “dans les broussailles...
Lectotype (of Helix (Pomatia) thiesseana Kobelt, 1878) SMF 9627 [details]
Type locality Greece, island Corfu, “dans les broussailles des rochers de la citadelle” (Schläfli) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix borealis Mousson, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050271 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Helix ambigua Mousson, 1859) Mousson, A. (1859). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies dans l'Orient par M. le Dr. Alex. Schläfli. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 4 (1): 12-36; 4 (3): 253-297. Zürich. [reprinted 1859 with alterations: 71 pp.], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47188753
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Helix ambigua var. borealis Mousson, 1859) Mousson, A. (1859). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies dans l'Orient par M. le Dr. Alex. Schläfli. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 4 (1): 12-36; 4 (3): 253-297. Zürich. [reprinted 1859 with alterations: 71 pp.], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47188753
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Helix (Pomatia) thiesseana Kobelt, 1878) Kobelt, W. (1878). Diagnosen neuer Arten. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 5: 319-321. Frankfurt am Main., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25214440
page(s): 320 [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]
additional source Neubert, E. (2014). Revision of Helix Linnaeus, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878 to Maltzanella Hesse, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae). Contributions to Natural History, 26: 1-200. Bern [5 December].
page(s): 98 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Korábek, O.; Dolejš, P.; Coufal, R.; Juřičková, L.; Kubíková, K.; Hausdorf, B. (2025). A new distinctive lineage of <i>Helix</i> (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae), with a guide to <i>Helix</i> species from mainland Greece. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1249: 93-135., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.143635
page(s): 119, Figs 28, 29 [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 30, Plate 32, Fig. 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Helix ambigua var. borealis Mousson, 1859) Mousson, A. (1859). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies dans l'Orient par M. le Dr. Alex. Schläfli. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 4 (1): 12-36; 4 (3): 253-297. Zürich. [reprinted 1859 with alterations: 71 pp.], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47188753
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Helix (Pomatia) thiesseana Kobelt, 1878) Kobelt, W. (1878). Diagnosen neuer Arten. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 5: 319-321. Frankfurt am Main., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25214440
page(s): 320 [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]
additional source Neubert, E. (2014). Revision of Helix Linnaeus, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878 to Maltzanella Hesse, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae). Contributions to Natural History, 26: 1-200. Bern [5 December].
page(s): 98 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Korábek, O.; Dolejš, P.; Coufal, R.; Juřičková, L.; Kubíková, K.; Hausdorf, B. (2025). A new distinctive lineage of <i>Helix</i> (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae), with a guide to <i>Helix</i> species from mainland Greece. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1249: 93-135., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.143635
page(s): 119, Figs 28, 29 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 30, Plate 32, Fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Helix (Pomatia) thiesseana Kobelt, 1878) SMF 9627 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 506307 [details]
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Type locality Greece, island Corfu, “dans les broussailles des rochers de la citadelle” (Schläfli) [details]
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