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Radix rufescens (J. E. Gray, 1822)
881477 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:881477)
accepted
Species
Limnaea acuminata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata f. hians G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata f. malleata Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata f. patula Troschel, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata f. pseudohorae H. S. Rao, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata f. rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata var. brevissima Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata var. gracilior E. von Martens, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea acuminata var. rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnaea biacuminata Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea decussatula H. S. Rao, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea hians G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea horae Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea horae f. latior Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea mimetica Annandale, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnaea rufescens var. sylhetica Hanley, 1870 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Limnaeus amygdalum Troschel, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaeus amygdalum var. cycacea Troschel, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limnaeus chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limnaeus hians G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Limnaeus patulus Troschel, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limnaeus rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnaeus sulcatulus Troschel, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limnea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822 · unaccepted (original combination)
Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) acuminata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Lymnaea acuminata Brongniart, 1810)
Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) acuminata f. chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) acuminata f. rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lymnaea acuminata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Lymnaea acuminata Brongniart, 1810
Lymnaea chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Lymnaea rufescens (J. E. Gray, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lymnaea rufescens var. annandalei Lindholm, 1929 · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Radix (Exsertiana) rufescens (Gray, 1822) · alternative representation
Radix acuminata (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted (a junior synonym of Radix rufescens)
recent + fossil
(of Limnea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): [p. 44], pl. 178, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): [p. 44], pl. 178, fig. 1 [details]
Note "the East Indies"
Type locality "the East Indies" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Radix rufescens (J. E. Gray, 1822). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881477 on 2025-04-01
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original description
(of Lymnaea acuminata Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Limnaeus amygdalum Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Limnea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): [p. 44], pl. 178, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Lymnaea rufescens var. annandalei Lindholm, 1929) Lindholm, W. A. (1929). Drei interessante Wasserschnecken (Gastropoda) aus dem westlichen Turkestan. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS, Série A.</em> 13: 311–314.
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Limnaea acuminata f. pseudohorae H. S. Rao, 1929) Rao H.S. (1929). The freshwater and amphibious gastropod molluscs of the Indawgyi Lake and of the connected freshwater areas in the Myitkyina district, Burma. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 31: 273-299.
page(s): 295, textfig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Limnaea decussatula H. S. Rao, 1929) Rao H.S. (1929). The freshwater and amphibious gastropod molluscs of the Indawgyi Lake and of the connected freshwater areas in the Myitkyina district, Burma. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 31: 273-299.
page(s): 296, textfig. 9 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Limnaeus amygdalum var. cycacea Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Limnaea hians G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): pl. 9, fig. 57a [details]
original description (of Limnaea horae Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 176, fig. II (11) [details]
original description (of Limnaea horae f. latior Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 176, fig. II (8) [details]
original description (of Limnaea biacuminata Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 182, fig. III (2) [details]
original description (of Limnaea acuminata var. brevissima Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 182, fig. II (1) [details]
original description (of Limnaea acuminata f. malleata Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 182 [details]
original description (of Limnaea mimetica Annandale, 1918) Annandale, T. N. (1918). Aquatic molluscs of the Inle Lake and connected waters. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 14: 103-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11136368
page(s): 109, pl. X, figs. 9, 9a; pl. XI, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Limnaeus patulus Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 167 [details]
original description (of Limnaeus sulcatulus Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 167 [details]
original description (of Lymnaea chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 744 [details]
original description (of Limnaea rufescens var. sylhetica Hanley, 1870) Hanley, S. C. & Theobald, W. (1870-1876). Conchologia indica, being illustrations of the land and freshwater shells of British India. L. Reeve & Co., London, CLX + 65 pp. [Dates of publication (fide Prashad. 1927): pp. 1-18, pls, 1-40 (1870); pp. 19-28, pis. 41-60 (1872); pp. 29-34. pis. 61-80(1873); pp. 35-48,pls. 81-120(1874); pp. 49-56, pis. 121-140(1875); pp. xviii + 57-65. pis. 141-160 (1876)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46204402
page(s): 30 [details]
basis of record Aksenova, O. V.; Bolotov, I. N.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Vinarski, M. V.; Bespalaya, Y. V.; Kolosova, Y. S.; Palatov, D. M.; Sokolova, S. E.; Spitsyn, V. M.; Tomilova, A. A.; Travina, O. V.; Vikhrev, I. V. (2018). Species Richness, Molecular Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Radicine Pond Snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the Old World. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 8(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29451-1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Falniowski, A.; Jaszczyńska, A.; Hofman, S. (2023). Radix rufescens (J. E. Gray, 1822) (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae), a new species for Oman and Arabian Peninsula. <em>Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.</em> 69(3): 303-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.17109/azh.69.3.303.2023 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Limnaeus amygdalum Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Limnea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): [p. 44], pl. 178, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Lymnaea rufescens var. annandalei Lindholm, 1929) Lindholm, W. A. (1929). Drei interessante Wasserschnecken (Gastropoda) aus dem westlichen Turkestan. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS, Série A.</em> 13: 311–314.
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Limnaea acuminata f. pseudohorae H. S. Rao, 1929) Rao H.S. (1929). The freshwater and amphibious gastropod molluscs of the Indawgyi Lake and of the connected freshwater areas in the Myitkyina district, Burma. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 31: 273-299.
page(s): 295, textfig. 8 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Limnaea decussatula H. S. Rao, 1929) Rao H.S. (1929). The freshwater and amphibious gastropod molluscs of the Indawgyi Lake and of the connected freshwater areas in the Myitkyina district, Burma. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 31: 273-299.
page(s): 296, textfig. 9 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Limnaeus amygdalum var. cycacea Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Limnaea hians G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): pl. 9, fig. 57a [details]
original description (of Limnaea horae Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 176, fig. II (11) [details]
original description (of Limnaea horae f. latior Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 176, fig. II (8) [details]
original description (of Limnaea biacuminata Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 182, fig. III (2) [details]
original description (of Limnaea acuminata var. brevissima Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 182, fig. II (1) [details]
original description (of Limnaea acuminata f. malleata Annandale & H. S. Rao, 1925) Annandale, T. N. & Rao, H. S. (1925). Materials for a revision of the recent Indian Lymnaeidae (Mollusca Pulmonata). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 27 (3): 137-189. Calcutta [22 May]., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/027/03/0137-0189.pdf
page(s): 182 [details]
original description (of Limnaea mimetica Annandale, 1918) Annandale, T. N. (1918). Aquatic molluscs of the Inle Lake and connected waters. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 14: 103-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11136368
page(s): 109, pl. X, figs. 9, 9a; pl. XI, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Limnaeus patulus Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 167 [details]
original description (of Limnaeus sulcatulus Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Neue Süßwasser-Conchylien aus dem Ganges. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 166–182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477892
page(s): 167 [details]
original description (of Lymnaea chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 744 [details]
original description (of Limnaea rufescens var. sylhetica Hanley, 1870) Hanley, S. C. & Theobald, W. (1870-1876). Conchologia indica, being illustrations of the land and freshwater shells of British India. L. Reeve & Co., London, CLX + 65 pp. [Dates of publication (fide Prashad. 1927): pp. 1-18, pls, 1-40 (1870); pp. 19-28, pis. 41-60 (1872); pp. 29-34. pis. 61-80(1873); pp. 35-48,pls. 81-120(1874); pp. 49-56, pis. 121-140(1875); pp. xviii + 57-65. pis. 141-160 (1876)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46204402
page(s): 30 [details]
basis of record Aksenova, O. V.; Bolotov, I. N.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Vinarski, M. V.; Bespalaya, Y. V.; Kolosova, Y. S.; Palatov, D. M.; Sokolova, S. E.; Spitsyn, V. M.; Tomilova, A. A.; Travina, O. V.; Vikhrev, I. V. (2018). Species Richness, Molecular Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Radicine Pond Snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the Old World. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 8(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29451-1 [details] Available for editors

additional source Falniowski, A.; Jaszczyńska, A.; Hofman, S. (2023). Radix rufescens (J. E. Gray, 1822) (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae), a new species for Oman and Arabian Peninsula. <em>Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.</em> 69(3): 303-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.17109/azh.69.3.303.2023 [details] Available for editors





From editor or global species database
Type locality "the East Indies" [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Radix acuminata (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Lymnaea acuminata Lamarck, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Radix acuminata) (from synonym Radix acuminata (Lamarck, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Radix rufescens)
To GB Mollusca Types (Lymnaea chlamys W.H. Benson, 1836; Syntype(s); UMZC I.102280.A-B) (from synonym Lymnaea chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836)
To Genbank (from synonym Radix acuminata (Lamarck, 1822))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Limnea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Lymnaea acuminata Lamarck, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Radix acuminata) (from synonym Radix acuminata (Lamarck, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Radix rufescens)
To GB Mollusca Types (Lymnaea chlamys W.H. Benson, 1836; Syntype(s); UMZC I.102280.A-B) (from synonym Lymnaea chlamys W. H. Benson, 1836)
To Genbank (from synonym Radix acuminata (Lamarck, 1822))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Limnea rufescens J. E. Gray, 1822)