WoRMS name details
Physella virginea (A. A. Gould, 1847)
1306828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1306828)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Physa virginea A. A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (original combination)
recent only
(of Physa virginea A. A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 215 [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
Note USA, “Rio Sacramento,” by error; actually...
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, “Rio Sacramento,” by error; actually from Mountain Lake [37º47’17”N, 122º28’12”W], San Francisco, California [details]
Taxonomic remark Listed as valid in Johnson et al. (2013); Taylor (2003) considered it as a probable synonym of Physella gyrina
Taxonomic remark Listed as valid in Johnson et al. (2013); Taylor (2003) considered it as a probable synonym of Physella gyrina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Physella virginea (A. A. Gould, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1306828 on 2025-12-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Physa virginea A. A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy
Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): 250 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 250 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Listed as valid in Johnson et al. (2013); Taylor (2003) considered it as a probable synonym of Physella gyrina [details]Type locality USA, “Rio Sacramento,” by error; actually from Mountain Lake [37º47’17”N, 122º28’12”W], San Francisco, California [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sunset physa | [details] |
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5538 Fragments) (from synonym Physa virginea A. A. Gould, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 5538 Fragments) (from synonym Physa virginea A. A. Gould, 1847)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
