CaRMS taxon details
Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
141905 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141905)
accepted
Species
Velutina laevigata (O. F. Müller, 1777) · unaccepted (Helix laevigata Linnaeus, 1758 is...)
Helix laevigata Linnaeus, 1758 is a nomen dubium
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodrome of Danish Zoology, or the Native Animals of Denmark and Norway: the characters, names, and synonyms of the most popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 242 [details]
page(s): 242 [details]
Distribution circumboreaal
Distribution Range: 72.78°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Labrador, Nova...
Distribution circumboreaal [details]
Distribution Range: 72.78°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Labrador, Nova...
Distribution Range: 72.78°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, including Cobscook Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141905 on 2025-05-17
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141905 on 2025-05-17
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(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodrome of Danish Zoology, or the Native Animals of Denmark and Norway: the characters, names, and synonyms of the most popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 242 [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]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
page(s): 242 [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]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions maximum size is 15 to 50 mm [details]Distribution circumboreaal [details]
Distribution Range: 72.78°N to 42°N; 70°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland; Canada; Canada: Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, including Cobscook Bay [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | fløjlsskæl | [details] |
| Dutch | gewone fluweelhorenfluweelhoren | [details] |
| English | velvet snailvelvet shellsmooth velutinasmooth lamellaria | [details] |
| French | veloutée lisse | [details] |
| German | Glatte Samtschnecke | [details] |
| Swedish | sjöpungsnäcka | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (204 publications) (from synonym Velutina laevigata (O. F. Müller, 1777))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Velutina velutina)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776) France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard, b...
To PESI (from synonym Velutina laevigata (O. F. Müller, 1777))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (204 publications) (from synonym Velutina laevigata (O. F. Müller, 1777))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Velutina velutina)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776) France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard, b...
To PESI (from synonym Velutina laevigata (O. F. Müller, 1777))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
