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Nerita contorta O. F. Müller, 1774
1558078 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1558078)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
recent only
Müller, O. F. (1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 187-188 [details]
page(s): 187-188 [details]
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Type material Lost [details]
Taxonomic remark Glöer (2002) considered this taxon as a synonym of Valvata piscinalis antiqua.
Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001: 139)...
Taxonomy The type specimens of Nerita contorta are lost, and thus the taxonomic identity of this taxon will, probably, remain unclear
Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001: 139)...
Taxonomic remark Glöer (2002) considered this taxon as a synonym of Valvata piscinalis antiqua.
Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001: 139) cited the opinion of Ya.I.Starobogatov,
that Valvata piscinalis var. fluviatilis Colbeau, 1859 is a synonym of Cincinna contorta.
Most European malacologists under the name Valvata fluviatilis identified separate
species, for which Starobogatov Starobogatov in Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001:
139) proposed a new name Cincinna (Cincinna) falsifluviatilis [Haszprunar, 2014: 32] [details]
Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001: 139) cited the opinion of Ya.I.Starobogatov,
that Valvata piscinalis var. fluviatilis Colbeau, 1859 is a synonym of Cincinna contorta.
Most European malacologists under the name Valvata fluviatilis identified separate
species, for which Starobogatov Starobogatov in Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001:
139) proposed a new name Cincinna (Cincinna) falsifluviatilis [Haszprunar, 2014: 32] [details]
Taxonomy The type specimens of Nerita contorta are lost, and thus the taxonomic identity of this taxon will, probably, remain unclear
Taxonomy The type specimens of Nerita contorta are lost, and thus the taxonomic identity of this taxon will, probably, remain unclear [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nerita contorta O. F. Müller, 1774. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1558078 on 2025-09-11
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Müller, O. F. (1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 187-188 [details]
page(s): 187-188 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Glöer (2002) considered this taxon as a synonym of Valvata piscinalis antiqua.Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001: 139) cited the opinion of Ya.I.Starobogatov,
that Valvata piscinalis var. fluviatilis Colbeau, 1859 is a synonym of Cincinna contorta.
Most European malacologists under the name Valvata fluviatilis identified separate
species, for which Starobogatov Starobogatov in Anistratenko and Anistratenko (2001:
139) proposed a new name Cincinna (Cincinna) falsifluviatilis [Haszprunar, 2014: 32] [details]
Taxonomy The type specimens of Nerita contorta are lost, and thus the taxonomic identity of this taxon will, probably, remain unclear [details]
Type material Lost [details]
