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Vertigo ovata Say, 1822
819972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:819972)
accepted
Species
Cerion neglectum (Poey, 1858) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pupa (Vertigo) hexodon C. B. Adams, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pupa hexodon C. B. Adams, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pupa neglecta (Poey, 1858) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pupa ovata f. antiquorum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertigo (Alaea) ovata Say, 1822 · alternative representation
Vertigo (Vertigo) neglecta Poey, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertigo (Vertigo) ovata Say, 1822 · alternative representation
Vertigo frenguellii Hylton Scott, 1946 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertigo hexodon (C. B. Adams, 1849) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertigo neglecta Poey, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertigo ovata diaboli Pilsbry, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Vertigo ovata mariposa Pilsbry, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zonites upsoni Calkins, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Vertigo ovata diaboli Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Vertigo ovata Say, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Vertigo ovata mariposa Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Vertigo ovata Say, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Say, T. 1822. Description of univalve terrestrial and fluviatile shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</em> 2(2): 370-381 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831560
page(s): 375-376 [details]
page(s): 375-376 [details]
Type locality contained in Pennsylvania
type locality contained in Pennsylvania (origin: native) [details]
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original description
Say, T. 1822. Description of univalve terrestrial and fluviatile shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia</em> 2(2): 370-381 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831560
page(s): 375-376 [details]
original description (of Pupa hexodon C. B. Adams, 1849) Adams, C. B. (1849). Descriptions of supposed new Helicidae from Jamaica (Cont.). <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 3: 33-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796450#page/43/mode/1up
page(s): 37-38 [details]
original description (of Zonites upsoni Calkins, 1880) Calkins, W.W. (1880). Description and figure of a new species of Zonites from Illinois. The Valley Naturalist, 2(1): 53.
page(s): 53 [details]
original description (of Vertigo ovata diaboli Pilsbry, 1919) Pilsbry, H. A. & Cooke, C. M. (1918-1920). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 25: Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae, Vertigininae). pp i-ix, 1-404, pls 1-34. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-5, Nov. 5, 1918; pp. 65-144, figs. 1-9 + 2, pls. 6-10, Feb. 20, 1919; pp. 145-224, pls. 11-18, Jun. 30, 1919; pp. 225-404, i-ix, figs. 1-8 + 1, pls. 19-34, May 28, 1920]. <em>Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic.</em> 1-401, pl. 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23703860
page(s): 88, pl. 6, figs. 11-12 [details]
original description (of Vertigo ovata mariposa Pilsbry, 1919) Pilsbry, H. A. & Cooke, C. M. (1918-1920). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 25: Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae, Vertigininae). pp i-ix, 1-404, pls 1-34. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-5, Nov. 5, 1918; pp. 65-144, figs. 1-9 + 2, pls. 6-10, Feb. 20, 1919; pp. 145-224, pls. 11-18, Jun. 30, 1919; pp. 225-404, i-ix, figs. 1-8 + 1, pls. 19-34, May 28, 1920]. <em>Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic.</em> 1-401, pl. 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23703860
page(s): 88, pl. 6, figs. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Pupa ovata f. antiquorum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1891). New forms of American Mollusca. <em>Zoe, A Biological Journal.</em> 2(1): 18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/547734
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Vertigo neglecta Poey, 1858) Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2513061
page(s): 30; note: As Arango mss. [details]
original description (of Vertigo frenguellii Hylton Scott, 1946 †) Hylton Scott, M. I. (1946). Hallazgo del género Vertigo en la Argentina (Mol. Pulm.). <em>Notas del Museo de La Plata, Paleontología.</em> 11(94): 359-361. [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.</em> [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 151 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 63 [details]
additional source Charles, L. (2016). Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires. <em>Journal MalaCo.</em> 12: 47-56.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1900). Land shells from Rejectamenta of the Rio Grande at Mesilla, New Mexico, and of the Gallinas R. at Las Vegas, N. M. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(1): 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42800067 [details]
additional source Frierson, L. S. (1900). An hour on the great raft. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(6): 67-69 [October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731578
page(s): 68 [details]
additional source Nylander, O. O. (1909). Shells of Aroostook County, Maine. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(12): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743664 [details]
additional source Webster, G. W. (1892). Florida helices. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(10): 119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788915 [details]
additional source Clapp, G. H. (1920). <i>Vertigo ovata</i> and <i>V. hebardi</i> in Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059762 [details]
page(s): 375-376 [details]
original description (of Pupa hexodon C. B. Adams, 1849) Adams, C. B. (1849). Descriptions of supposed new Helicidae from Jamaica (Cont.). <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 3: 33-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796450#page/43/mode/1up
page(s): 37-38 [details]
original description (of Zonites upsoni Calkins, 1880) Calkins, W.W. (1880). Description and figure of a new species of Zonites from Illinois. The Valley Naturalist, 2(1): 53.
page(s): 53 [details]
original description (of Vertigo ovata diaboli Pilsbry, 1919) Pilsbry, H. A. & Cooke, C. M. (1918-1920). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 25: Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae, Vertigininae). pp i-ix, 1-404, pls 1-34. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-5, Nov. 5, 1918; pp. 65-144, figs. 1-9 + 2, pls. 6-10, Feb. 20, 1919; pp. 145-224, pls. 11-18, Jun. 30, 1919; pp. 225-404, i-ix, figs. 1-8 + 1, pls. 19-34, May 28, 1920]. <em>Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic.</em> 1-401, pl. 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23703860
page(s): 88, pl. 6, figs. 11-12 [details]
original description (of Vertigo ovata mariposa Pilsbry, 1919) Pilsbry, H. A. & Cooke, C. M. (1918-1920). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 25: Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae, Vertigininae). pp i-ix, 1-404, pls 1-34. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-5, Nov. 5, 1918; pp. 65-144, figs. 1-9 + 2, pls. 6-10, Feb. 20, 1919; pp. 145-224, pls. 11-18, Jun. 30, 1919; pp. 225-404, i-ix, figs. 1-8 + 1, pls. 19-34, May 28, 1920]. <em>Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic.</em> 1-401, pl. 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23703860
page(s): 88, pl. 6, figs. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Pupa ovata f. antiquorum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1891). New forms of American Mollusca. <em>Zoe, A Biological Journal.</em> 2(1): 18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/547734
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Vertigo neglecta Poey, 1858) Poey, F. (1858-1861). Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. 2: 1-96 (1858), 97-336 (1860), 337-442 (1861), pls. 1-19; La Habana ["1856-1858"]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2513061
page(s): 30; note: As Arango mss. [details]
original description (of Vertigo frenguellii Hylton Scott, 1946 †) Hylton Scott, M. I. (1946). Hallazgo del género Vertigo en la Argentina (Mol. Pulm.). <em>Notas del Museo de La Plata, Paleontología.</em> 11(94): 359-361. [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.</em> [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 151 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 63 [details]
additional source Charles, L. (2016). Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires. <em>Journal MalaCo.</em> 12: 47-56.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1900). Land shells from Rejectamenta of the Rio Grande at Mesilla, New Mexico, and of the Gallinas R. at Las Vegas, N. M. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(1): 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42800067 [details]
additional source Frierson, L. S. (1900). An hour on the great raft. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(6): 67-69 [October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731578
page(s): 68 [details]
additional source Nylander, O. O. (1909). Shells of Aroostook County, Maine. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(12): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743664 [details]
additional source Webster, G. W. (1892). Florida helices. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(10): 119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788915 [details]
additional source Clapp, G. H. (1920). <i>Vertigo ovata</i> and <i>V. hebardi</i> in Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 33(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059762 [details]
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