MolluscaBase - Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum (W. Wood, 1828)

WoRMS name details

Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum (W. Wood, 1828)

AphiaID

1368247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1368247)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Mesembrinus vexillum (W. Wood, 1828)

Rank

Species

Parent

Drymaeus (Drymaeus) Albers, 1850 represented as Drymaeus Albers, 1850

Original name

Helix vexillum W. Wood, 1828

Direct children (4)

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Subspecies Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum rubellus (Broderip, 1832) accepted as Mesembrinus vexillum (W. Wood, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum tigris (Broderip, 1832) accepted as Mesembrinus vexillum (W. Wood, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum varians (Broderip, 1832) accepted as Mesembrinus vexillum (W. Wood, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum vexillum (W. Wood, 1828) represented as Drymaeus vexillum vexillum (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Mesembrinus vexillum (W. Wood, 1828)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Helix vexillum W. Wood, 1828) Wood W. (1828). <i>Index testaceologicus; or a catalogue of shells, British and foreign, arranged according to the Linnean system; with the Latin and English names, references to authors, and places where found</i>. Ed. 2. London: the author. i-xxii, [1], 1-212, 38 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22493802 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Drymaeus (Drymaeus) vexillum (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1368247 on 2025-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-08-14 15:08:38Z

created

Breure, Bram

2022-10-16 02:59:18Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2024-12-19 18:46:17Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

Nomenclature

original description (of Helix vexillum W. Wood, 1828) Wood W. (1828). <i>Index testaceologicus; or a catalogue of shells, British and foreign, arranged according to the Linnean system; with the Latin and English names, references to authors, and places where found</i>. Ed. 2. London: the author. i-xxii, [1], 1-212, 38 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22493802 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality