WoRMS taxon details
Stenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828)
1253849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1253849)
accepted
Species
Aplecta sowerbyana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aplexa (Stenophysa) sowerbyana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aplexa marmorata (Guilding, 1828) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Aplexa rivalis antillarum H. Beck, 1838 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limnea (Physa) rivalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physa acuminata A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1841 · unaccepted
Physa acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 · unaccepted (invalid: not Villa & Villa, 1841)
Physa guadeloupensis Clessin, 1886 · unaccepted (invalid; not Mazé, 1883)
Physa margaritacea E. von Martens, 1873 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828 · unaccepted (original combination)
Physa salleana Dunker, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physa sowerbyana A. d'Orbigny, 1841 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Physa ventricosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 · unaccepted (invalid; not Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
recent only
(of Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828) Guilding, I. (1828). Observations on the zoology of the Caribbean Islands. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 527-544., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27486053
page(s): 534 [details]
page(s): 534 [details]
Note Type locality: St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles
Type locality Type locality: St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Stenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253849 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828) Guilding, I. (1828). Observations on the zoology of the Caribbean Islands. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 527-544., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27486053
page(s): 534 [details]
original description (of Physa sowerbyana A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 1: 190-191; 2: pl. 13, figs. 11-13 [details]
original description (of Limnea (Physa) rivalis G. B. Sowerby I, 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): Limnea, fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Physa acuminata A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1841) Villa, A. & Villa, J. B. (1841). <i>Dispositio systematica conchyliarum terrestrium et fluviatilium quae adservantur in collectione fratrum Ant. et Jo. Bapt. Villa. Conspectu abnormitatum novarumque specierum descriptionibus adjectis</i>. 62 pp. (+ 2 pp. Resumptus numeralis specierum + Errata). [≥ April]. Mediolani: Borroni & Scotti., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54159030
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Physa ventricosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873-1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Physa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pls 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [publication dates: pls. 2-7, Feb. 1873; 8-10, Apr. 1873; 1, 11, 12, Nov. 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218229
page(s): pl. 9, fig. 74 [details]
original description (of Physa salleana Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). Limnaeacea nova collectionis cumingianae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21: 53-54., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747180 [details]
basis of record 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): 113, figs. 95-108, Pl. 5, fig. 3 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 534 [details]
original description (of Physa sowerbyana A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 1: 190-191; 2: pl. 13, figs. 11-13 [details]
original description (of Limnea (Physa) rivalis G. B. Sowerby I, 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): Limnea, fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Physa acuminata A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1841) Villa, A. & Villa, J. B. (1841). <i>Dispositio systematica conchyliarum terrestrium et fluviatilium quae adservantur in collectione fratrum Ant. et Jo. Bapt. Villa. Conspectu abnormitatum novarumque specierum descriptionibus adjectis</i>. 62 pp. (+ 2 pp. Resumptus numeralis specierum + Errata). [≥ April]. Mediolani: Borroni & Scotti., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54159030
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Physa ventricosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873-1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Physa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pls 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [publication dates: pls. 2-7, Feb. 1873; 8-10, Apr. 1873; 1, 11, 12, Nov. 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218229
page(s): pl. 9, fig. 74 [details]
original description (of Physa salleana Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). Limnaeacea nova collectionis cumingianae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21: 53-54., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747180 [details]
basis of record 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): 113, figs. 95-108, Pl. 5, fig. 3 [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Paraense, W. L. (1986). <i>Physa marmorata</i> Guilding, 1828 (Pulmonata: Physidae). <em>Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.</em> 81(4): 459-469., available online at http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761986000400014 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Robart, G., Mandahl-Barth, G. & Ripert, C. (1977). Inventaire, repartition geographique et ecologie des mollusques dulcaquicoles d'Haiti (Caraibes). <em>Haliotis.</em> 8: 159-171.
page(s): 163 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Robart, G., Mandahl-Barth, G. & Ripert, C. (1977). Inventaire, repartition geographique et ecologie des mollusques dulcaquicoles d'Haiti (Caraibes). <em>Haliotis.</em> 8: 159-171.
page(s): 163 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Type locality: St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 98093)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stenophysa marmorata)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Aplexa marmorata (Guilding, 1828))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stenophysa marmorata)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Aplexa marmorata (Guilding, 1828))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828)