MolluscaBase - Eulima (Eulima) polita (Linnaeus, 1758)

MolluscaBase name details

Eulima (Eulima) polita (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

1824348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1824348)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Eulima (Eulima) Risso, 1826 accepted as Eulima Risso, 1826

Original name

Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (4)

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Variety Eulima (Eulima) polita var. longorecurva Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Eulima (Eulima) polita var. parvulina Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Eulima (Eulima) polita var. percontorta Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Eulima (Eulima) polita var. pseudoptusa Sacco, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eulima (Eulima) polita (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1824348 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-07-26 20:13:13Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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original description (of Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 767 [details] Available for editors

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