WoRMS taxon details
Cepaea Held, 1838
235791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235791)
accepted
Genus
Helix nemoralis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Cepaea (Cepaea) Held, 1838 · unaccepted
Helix (Tachaea) [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling;...)
incorrect subsequent spelling; junior homonym of Tachea Fleming, 1822 [Aves]
Helix (Tachea) W. Turton, 1831 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea Fleming, 1822 [Aves]
Hystrionica Scudder, 1882 · unaccepted
Tachea W. Turton, 1831 · unaccepted > junior homonym (Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea Fleming, 1822 [Aves].
- Species Cepaea brandti Schlickum, 1964 †
- Species Cepaea haesendonckii (Nyst, 1845) †
- Species Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Cepaea krejcii Wenz, 1930 †
- Species Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Cepaea paretiana (Issel, 1868) †
- Subgenus Cepaea (Afrotachea) Pfeffer, 1930 accepted as Pseudotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909 accepted as Iberus Montfort, 1810
- Subgenus Cepaea (Cepaea) Held, 1838 accepted as Cepaea Held, 1838
- Species Cepaea (Cepaea) bulla Lueger, 1981 † accepted as Megalotachea bulla (Lueger, 1981) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea (Cepaea) hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774) accepted as Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Cepaea (Cepaea) silvatica (Draparnaud, 1801) accepted as Macularia sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Species Cepaea (Cepaea) vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) accepted as Caucasotachea vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
- Species Cepaea (Cepaea) nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Cepaea (Octadenia) Schileyko, 1978 accepted as Caucasotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909
- Subgenus Cepaea (Palaeotachea) Jooss, 1912 † accepted as Palaeotachea Jooss, 1912 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Cepaea (Palaeotachea) convexitesta Jooss, 1912 † accepted as Palaeotachea convexitesta (Jooss, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea alloiodes (Thomä, 1845) † accepted as Palaeotachea alloiodes (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea arvernensis (Deshayes, 1863) † accepted as Palaeotachea moroguesi (Brongniart, 1810) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea bohemica (O. Boettger, 1870) † accepted as Megalotachea macrocheila (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea bulla Lueger, 1981 † accepted as Megalotachea bulla (Lueger, 1981) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea christoli [sic] † accepted as Megalotachea christolii (Matheron, 1843) † (incorrect subsequent spelling; superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea dacica Grossu & Bădărău, 1990 accepted as Caucasotachea vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (junior synonym)
- Species Cepaea delphinensis (Fontannes, 1876) † accepted as Megalotachea delphinensis (Fontannes, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea dentula (Quenstedt, 1867) † accepted as Palaeotachea dentula (Quenstedt, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea ducrosti (Locard, 1883) † accepted as Frechenia ducrosti (Locard, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea etelkae (Halaváts, 1923) † accepted as Megalotachea etelkae (Halaváts, 1923) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea eversa (Deshayes, 1851) † accepted as Palaeotachea turonensis (Deshayes, 1832) † accepted as Megalotachea turonensis (Deshayes, 1832) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea gottschicki Wenz, 1919 † accepted as Megalotachea sylvestrina (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea grammorhaphe (O. Boettger, 1884) † accepted as Megalotachea kinkelini (O. Boettger, 1884) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea haesendoncki [sic] † accepted as Cepaea haesendonckii (Nyst, 1845) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Cepaea hortulana (Thomä, 1845) † accepted as Palaeotachea hortulana (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea kinkelini (O. Boettger, 1884) † accepted as Megalotachea kinkelini (O. Boettger, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea lausannensis [sic] † accepted as Cepaea lausanni (Dumont & Mortillet, 1852) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Cepaea magnini (Locard, 1883) † accepted as Megalotachea delphinensis (Fontannes, 1876) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea maguntiana [sic] † accepted as Palaeotachea maguntina (Deshayes, 1832) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Cepaea micheliniana (Matheron, 1843) † accepted as Megalotachea turonensis (Deshayes, 1832) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cepaea moroguesi (Brongniart, 1810) † accepted as Palaeotachea moroguesi (Brongniart, 1810) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea neumayri (Brusina, 1878) † accepted as Megalotachea neumayri (Brusina, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea obtusecarinata (F. Sandberger, 1858) † accepted as Creneatachea obtusecarinata (F. Sandberger, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea reinensis (Gobanz, 1854) † accepted as Megalotachea reinensis (Gobanz, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea renevieri (Maillard, 1892) † accepted as Palaeotachea renevieri (Maillard, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea rugulosa (Zieten, 1832) † accepted as Palaeotachea subsulcosa (Thomä, 1845) † (junior homonym of Helix rugulosa Risso, 1826; synonym)
- Species Cepaea silvana (Klein, 1853) † accepted as Palaeotachea silvana (Klein, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea subglobosa (Grateloup, 1828) † accepted as Palaeotachea subglobosa (Grateloup, 1828) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea subsulcosa (Thomä, 1845) † accepted as Palaeotachea subsulcosa (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801) accepted as Macularia sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Species Cepaea sylvestrina (Schlotheim, 1820) † accepted as Megalotachea sylvestrina (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) accepted as Caucasotachea vindobonensis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cepaea beyrichi (Deshayes, 1863) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea eckingensis (F. Sandberger, 1875) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea facilis (F. Sandberger, 1875) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea gaymardii (Matheron, 1843) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea lausanni (Dumont & Mortillet, 1852) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea noueli (Deshayes, 1863) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea nouleti (Matheron, 1861) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, based on preoccupied original name)
- Species Cepaea placentina (De Stefani, 1880) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea reboulii (Leufroy, 1828) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Cepaea subtrochoides (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 910 [details]
page(s): 910 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cepaea Held, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235791 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 910 [details]
original description (of Tachea W. Turton, 1831) Turton, W. (1831). A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, arranged according to the more modern system of classification; and described from perfect specimens in the author's cabinet: with coloured plates of every species, viii + 152 + 16 pp.): Index of English names), 9 unnumbered plates. London (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26222467
page(s): 33 [details]
basis of record De Smet, W.H.O.; Van Rompu, E.A. (1989). Thrush predation shell polymorphism in <i>Cepaea nemoralis</i> (L.) (Helicidae) along the Belgian coastal dunes. <i>Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Bel. 119(2)</i>: 213-214 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 910 [details]
original description (of Tachea W. Turton, 1831) Turton, W. (1831). A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands, arranged according to the more modern system of classification; and described from perfect specimens in the author's cabinet: with coloured plates of every species, viii + 152 + 16 pp.): Index of English names), 9 unnumbered plates. London (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26222467
page(s): 33 [details]
basis of record De Smet, W.H.O.; Van Rompu, E.A. (1989). Thrush predation shell polymorphism in <i>Cepaea nemoralis</i> (L.) (Helicidae) along the Belgian coastal dunes. <i>Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Bel. 119(2)</i>: 213-214 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
additional source Cain, A. J. & Currey, J. D. (1963). Area effects in <i>Cepaea</i>. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B.</em> no. 726, 246: 1-81. [details]
additional source Cain, A. J. & Currey, J. D. (1963). Area effects in <i>Cepaea</i>. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B.</em> no. 726, 246: 1-81. [details]
