WoRMS taxon details
Skenea serpuloides (Montagu, 1808)
141531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141531)
accepted
Species
Delphinula laevis R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Delphinula...)
junior homonym of Delphinula laevis Kiener, 1838
Delphinula serpuloides (Montagu, 1808) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Skenea divisa Forbes & Hanley, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Supplement to Testacea Britannica with Additional Plates. Woolmer, Exeter. v + 183 pp., pl. 17-30. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61685744
page(s): 147, pl. 21, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 147, pl. 21, fig. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Skenea serpuloides (Montagu, 1808). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141531 on 2026-05-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Delphinula laevis R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062 [details]
original description (of Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Supplement to Testacea Britannica with Additional Plates. Woolmer, Exeter. v + 183 pp., pl. 17-30. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61685744
page(s): 147, pl. 21, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Skenea divisa Forbes & Hanley, 1853) Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. C. T. (1848-1853). <i>A history of British Mollusca and their shells</i>. London, van Voorst. 4 vols., 2064 pp., 203 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16341
page(s): 3: 161 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Supplement to Testacea Britannica with Additional Plates. Woolmer, Exeter. v + 183 pp., pl. 17-30. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61685744
page(s): 147, pl. 21, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Skenea divisa Forbes & Hanley, 1853) Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. C. T. (1848-1853). <i>A history of British Mollusca and their shells</i>. London, van Voorst. 4 vols., 2064 pp., 203 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16341
page(s): 3: 161 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Korobkov I.A. (1955). <i>Spravochnik i metodicheskoe rukovodstvo po tretichnym molliuskam. Briukhonogie.</i> [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs. Gastropoda]. <em>Leningrad: Gostoptekhizdat.</em> 795 pp.
page(s): 117, textfig. 69 [details]
page(s): 117, textfig. 69 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Publication date The correct date of publication is 1808 and not 1803 as McKay & Smith (1979) maintain. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Malacopics (Skenea serpuloides (Montagu, 1808))
To Malacopics (Skenea serpuloides (Montagu,1808))
To PESI (from synonym Delphinula laevis R. A. Philippi, 1844)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808)
To PESI (from synonym Skenea divisa Forbes & Hanley, 1853)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Malacopics (Skenea serpuloides (Montagu, 1808))
To Malacopics (Skenea serpuloides (Montagu,1808))
To PESI (from synonym Delphinula laevis R. A. Philippi, 1844)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Helix serpuloides Montagu, 1808)
To PESI (from synonym Skenea divisa Forbes & Hanley, 1853)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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