MolluscaBase - Littorina (Fossarus) R. A. Philippi, 1841

WoRMS name details

Littorina (Fossarus) R. A. Philippi, 1841

AphiaID

1752368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1752368)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded rank

Accepted name

Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Littorina A. Férussac, 1822

Original name

Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841

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Species Littorina (Fossarus) fossar de Gregorio, 1889 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841) Philippi, [R.] A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 7(1): 5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9706902
page(s): 42 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina (Fossarus) R. A. Philippi, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1752368 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-05-18 18:34:20Z

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Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description (of Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841) Philippi, [R.] A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 7(1): 5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9706902
page(s): 42 [details]