MolluscaBase - Orpiella (Orpiella) scorpio (A. Gould, 1846)

MolluscaBase name details

Orpiella (Orpiella) scorpio (A. Gould, 1846)

AphiaID

1424049 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1424049)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Orpiella scorpio (A. Gould, 1846)

Rank

Species

Parent

Orpiella (Orpiella) J. E. Gray, 1855 represented as Orpiella J. E. Gray, 1855

Original name

Helix (Nanina) scorpio A. Gould, 1846

Environment

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

Original description

(of Helix (Nanina) scorpio A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 141-145, 148-152 [July]; 153-156, 159-162, 165-167 [August]; 170-173, 175-176 [September]; 177-179, 180-184, 185-187, 190-192 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490825
page(s): 178 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orpiella (Orpiella) scorpio (A. Gould, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1424049 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-03-04 07:02:03Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix (Nanina) scorpio A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 141-145, 148-152 [July]; 153-156, 159-162, 165-167 [August]; 170-173, 175-176 [September]; 177-179, 180-184, 185-187, 190-192 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490825
page(s): 178 [details]