MolluscaBase - Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica (Forbes, 1844)

WoRMS name details

Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica (Forbes, 1844)

AphiaID

1424739 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1424739)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Opalia coronata (R. A. Philippi & Scacchi, 1840)

Rank

Species

Parent

Scala (Dentiscala) de Boury, 1886 accepted as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Original name

Scalaria hellenica Forbes, 1844

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Variety Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica var. moerchiana Dall, 1889 accepted as Opalia moerchiana (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica var. nodosocarinata Dall, 1889 accepted as Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Scalaria hellenica Forbes, 1844) Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843.</em> 130-193., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789
page(s): 189 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica (Forbes, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1424739 on 2025-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-03-14 19:20:05Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2022-09-17 20:24:59Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Scalaria hellenica Forbes, 1844) Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843.</em> 130-193., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789
page(s): 189 [details]