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Galba obrussa (Say, 1825)
833564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833564)
accepted
Species
Fossaria obrussa (Say, 1825) · unaccepted
Fossaria obrussa var. rodecki F. C. Baker, 1936 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Galba (Galba) obrussa (Say, 1825) · alternative representation
Limnaea obrussa (Say, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnaeus obrussa Say, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnophysa obrussa (Say, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lymnaea obrussa Say, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lymneus obrussus Say, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Galba obrussa decampi (Streng, 1906) accepted as Galba galbana (Say, 1825) (a junior synonym)
- Subspecies Galba obrussa exigua (I. Lea, 1841) accepted as Galba exigua (I. Lea, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Galba obrussa peninsulae (B. Walker, 1908) accepted as Galba peninsulae (B. Walker, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
recent + fossil
(of Lymneus obrussus Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). Descriptions of some new species of fresh water and land shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 5(1): 119-131, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657165
page(s): 123 [details]
page(s): 123 [details]
Note USA, "a small rivulet below the fish-ponds at...
Type locality USA, "a small rivulet below the fish-ponds at Harrowgate" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Galba obrussa (Say, 1825). Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833564 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Lymneus obrussus Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). Descriptions of some new species of fresh water and land shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 5(1): 119-131, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657165
page(s): 123 [details]
original description (of Fossaria obrussa var. rodecki F. C. Baker, 1936) Baker, F. C. (1936). New Lymnaeidae from the United States and Canada. II. Michigan, Minnesota, and Montana. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 49(4): 127-130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527770
page(s): 130, pl. 7, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 123 [details]
original description (of Fossaria obrussa var. rodecki F. C. Baker, 1936) Baker, F. C. (1936). New Lymnaeidae from the United States and Canada. II. Michigan, Minnesota, and Montana. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 49(4): 127-130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527770
page(s): 130, pl. 7, fig. 7 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, "a small rivulet below the fish-ponds at Harrowgate" [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | golden fossaria | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Lymneus obrussus. Say, 1825. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 123 - catalog no. 58700) (from synonym Lymneus obrussus Say, 1825)
To Malacopics (Galba obrussa (Say, 1825))
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436727) (from synonym Fossaria obrussa (Say, 1825))
To Malacopics (Galba obrussa (Say, 1825))
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436727) (from synonym Fossaria obrussa (Say, 1825))
