WoRMS taxon details
Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832)
1338535 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1338535)
accepted
Species
Discus patulus carinatus MacMillan, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Discus patulus edentulus Hubricht, 1963 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Discus patulus f. edentulus Pilsbry, 1948 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Discus patulus var. angulatus Kutchka, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Discus patulus var. brooksi Kutchka, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gonyodiscus bryantwalkeri Pilsbry, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix patula Deshayes, 1832 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix perspectiva Say, 1817 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Helix perspectiva Megerle von...)
of Helix perspectiva Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816; synonym
Pyramidula perspectiva (Say, 1817) · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Helix perspectiva Megerle von...)
of Helix perspectiva Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816; synonym
- Subspecies Discus patulus carinatus MacMillan, 1940 accepted as Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Discus patulus edentulus Hubricht, 1963 accepted as Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Forma Discus patulus f. edentulus Pilsbry, 1948 accepted as Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Discus patulus var. angulatus Kutchka, 1938 accepted as Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Discus patulus var. brooksi Kutchka, 1938 accepted as Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
(of Helix patula Deshayes, 1832) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): Vol. 2, part 2, p. 217-218 [details]
page(s): Vol. 2, part 2, p. 217-218 [details]
Type locality contained in New York
type locality contained in New York [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338535 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Helix perspectiva Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Descriptions of seven species of American fresh water and land shells, not noticed in the systems. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Philadelphia 1(1): 13–16, 17–18., available online at http://archive.org/stream/journalofacademy01acaduoft#page/n21/mode/2up
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Helix patula Deshayes, 1832) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): Vol. 2, part 2, p. 217-218 [details]
original description (of Gonyodiscus bryantwalkeri Pilsbry, 1924) Pilsbry, H. A. (1924). Some Alleghenian forms of the land-snail genus Gonyodiscus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 76: 417-421.
page(s): 420, figs. 2d, 3d [details]
original description (of Discus patulus carinatus MacMillan, 1940) MacMillan, G. K. (1940). Discus patulus angulatus Kutchka. The Nautilus. 53(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516441
page(s): 143 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus edentulus Hubricht, 1963) Hubricht, L. (1963). Notes on the genus Discus. The Nautilus. 77(2): 62-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520363
page(s): 63 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus var. angulatus Kutchka, 1938) Kutchka, G. M. (1938). New varieties of Anguispira and Discus. The Nautilus. 52(1): 11-14, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284509
page(s): 13, pl. 2 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus var. brooksi Kutchka, 1938) Kutchka, G. M. (1938). New varieties of Anguispira and Discus. The Nautilus. 52(1): 11-14, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284509
page(s): 13, pl. 2 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus f. edentulus Pilsbry, 1948) Pilsbry, H. A. (1948). Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico). Volume II Part 2. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs. 3: i-xlvii, 521-1113. Philadelphia [19 March].
page(s): 610, fig. 330c [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1948). Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico). Volume II Part 2. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs. 3: i-xlvii, 521-1113. Philadelphia [19 March].
page(s): 608-610, figs 330a-b [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Helix patula Deshayes, 1832) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): Vol. 2, part 2, p. 217-218 [details]
original description (of Gonyodiscus bryantwalkeri Pilsbry, 1924) Pilsbry, H. A. (1924). Some Alleghenian forms of the land-snail genus Gonyodiscus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 76: 417-421.
page(s): 420, figs. 2d, 3d [details]
original description (of Discus patulus carinatus MacMillan, 1940) MacMillan, G. K. (1940). Discus patulus angulatus Kutchka. The Nautilus. 53(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516441
page(s): 143 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus edentulus Hubricht, 1963) Hubricht, L. (1963). Notes on the genus Discus. The Nautilus. 77(2): 62-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520363
page(s): 63 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus var. angulatus Kutchka, 1938) Kutchka, G. M. (1938). New varieties of Anguispira and Discus. The Nautilus. 52(1): 11-14, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284509
page(s): 13, pl. 2 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus var. brooksi Kutchka, 1938) Kutchka, G. M. (1938). New varieties of Anguispira and Discus. The Nautilus. 52(1): 11-14, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284509
page(s): 13, pl. 2 [details]
original description (of Discus patulus f. edentulus Pilsbry, 1948) Pilsbry, H. A. (1948). Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico). Volume II Part 2. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs. 3: i-xlvii, 521-1113. Philadelphia [19 March].
page(s): 610, fig. 330c [details] Available for editors

basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1948). Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico). Volume II Part 2. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs. 3: i-xlvii, 521-1113. Philadelphia [19 March].
page(s): 608-610, figs 330a-b [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Rawls, H. C. & Yates, R. L. (1971). Fluorescence in endodontid snails. The Nautilus. 85(1): 17-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516113 [details]





- Type locality
- type locality contained in New York [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
- From editor or global species database
- United States
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Gonyodiscus bryantwalkeri. Pilsbry, 1925. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 76: 420-421 - catalog no. 84044) (from synonym Gonyodiscus bryantwalkeri Pilsbry, 1924)
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Discus patulus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) )
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Discus patulus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1832) )