MolluscaBase - Polygyra virginiana P. R. Burch, 1947

MolluscaBase name details

Polygyra virginiana P. R. Burch, 1947

AphiaID

1363411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1363411)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Polygyriscus virginianus (P. R. Burch, 1947)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Polygyra (Polygyriscus) Pilsbry, 1948
Polygyriscus Pilsbry, 1948

Parent

Polygyra Say, 1818

Original name

Polygyra virginiana P. R. Burch, 1947

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Burch, P. R. (1947). Polygyra virginiana, a new species from Virginia. The Nautilus. 61(2): 40-41, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284736 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in USA

type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]

, Note "weathered Elbrook limestone (Cambrian) in a...

Type locality "weathered Elbrook limestone (Cambrian) in a cut on a country road in Pulaski County, Virginia, opposite the city of Radford (Montgomery County)" [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polygyra virginiana P. R. Burch, 1947. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1363411 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-08-01 11:01:56Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2023-01-18 00:33:08Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description Burch, P. R. (1947). Polygyra virginiana, a new species from Virginia. The Nautilus. 61(2): 40-41, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284736 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Type locality "weathered Elbrook limestone (Cambrian) in a cut on a country road in Pulaski County, Virginia, opposite the city of Radford (Montgomery County)" [details]