WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Persicula porcellana (Gmelin, 1791)

AphiaID

533272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:533272)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Persicula Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Voluta porcellana Gmelin, 1791

Synonymised names

Voluta albida Bosc, 1801 · unaccepted

Voluta porcellana Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Voluta porcellana Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3449 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Persicula porcellana (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533272 on 2026-10-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-15 08:28:27Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-10-15 08:54:50Z

checked

Rosenberg, Gary

2020-06-16 11:11:20Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Voluta albida Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L. A. G. (1801). Histoire naturelle des coquilles, contenant leur description, les moeurs des animaux qui les habitent et leurs usages. <em>Deterville, Paris.</em> vol. 1, 343 p.; vol. 2, 330 p.; vol. 3, 292 p.; vol. 4, 280 p.; vol. 5, 255 p., 1 table, 44 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10436
page(s): 5: 44 [details]

original description (of Voluta porcellana Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3449 [details]