MolluscaBase name details
Torinia discoidea sterkii Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1908
588279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:588279)
unaccepted (original combination)
Subspecies
Torinia discoidea Pease, 1868 accepted as Heliacus (Teretropoma) discoideus (Pease, 1868) represented as Heliacus discoideus (Pease, 1868)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pilsbry, H. A. & Vanatta, E. G. (1908). Descriptions of new Hawaiian marine shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(6): 56-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27049143
page(s): 57-58, text-figure 2 [details]
page(s): 57-58, text-figure 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
type locality contained in Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Waikiki Beach, Honolulu [details]
Etymology Named for the Swiss/American malacologist, Victor Sterki (1846-1933).
Etymology Named for the Swiss/American malacologist, Victor Sterki (1846-1933). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Torinia discoidea sterkii Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588279 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Pilsbry, H. A. & Vanatta, E. G. (1908). Descriptions of new Hawaiian marine shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(6): 56-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27049143
page(s): 57-58, text-figure 2 [details]
page(s): 57-58, text-figure 2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
