WoRMS taxon details
Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
138631 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138631)
accepted
Genus
Velutina vulgaris J. Fleming, 1820 accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776) (type by monotypy)
Velutella J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Velutina (Corneovelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 · alternative representation
Velutina (Margaritavelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 · alternative representation
Velutina (Velutella) J. E. Gray, 1847 · alternative representation
Velutina (Velutina) J. Fleming, 1820 · alternative representation
- Species Velutina abyssicola Okutani, 1964
- Species Velutina bartschi Derjugin, 1950
- Species Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788)
- Species Velutina cryptospira Middendorff, 1849
- Species Velutina plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina pulchella Derjugin, 1950
- Species Velutina pusio A. Adams, 1860
- Species Velutina schneideri Friele, 1886
- Species Velutina tarasovi Derjugin, 1950
- Species Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina laevigata (Linnaeus, 1767) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Velutina mulleri Deshayes, 1839 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Velutina solida E. von Martens, 1858 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Velutina (Limneria) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851 accepted as Limneria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851
- Species Velutina (Limneria) bartschi Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Velutina bartschi Derjugin, 1950 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Velutina (Limneria) bulla T. Habe, 1958 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina (Limneria) conica Dall, 1887 accepted as Velutina prolongata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Subgenus Velutina (Morvillia) J. E. Gray, 1857 accepted as Limneria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina (Morvillia) zonata A. A. Gould, 1841 accepted as Limneria undata (T. Brown, 1839)
- Subgenus Velutina (Otina) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Otina J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Velutina beringensis Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Cartilagovelutina beringensis (Derjugin, 1950) (original combination)
- Species Velutina bulla T. Habe, 1958 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina canaliculata Krøyer, 1847 accepted as Limneria undata (T. Brown, 1839)
- Species Velutina cancellata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Narica quoyi Récluz, 1844 accepted as Vanikoro cancellata (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Velutina capillata Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Ciliatovelutina capillata (Derjugin, 1950) (original combination)
- Species Velutina capuloidea Blainville, 1824 accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina chondrina Bartsch, 1950 accepted as Cartilagovelutina chondrina (Bartsch, 1950) (original combination)
- Species Velutina conica Dall, 1887 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Velutina cristata Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Cartilagovelutina cristata (Derjugin, 1950) (original combination)
- Species Velutina derjugini Bartsch, 1950 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Velutina derugata Becher, 1886 accepted as Velutina schneideri Friele, 1886 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina flexilis (Montagu, 1808) accepted as Velutina plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
- Species Velutina fraudatrix A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1962 accepted as Velutina tarasovi Derjugin, 1950
- Species Velutina glabrata A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1962 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788)
- Species Velutina granulata Dall, 1919 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Velutina haliotoides (Linnaeus, 1758), sensu O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776) (misapplication)
- Species Velutina insculpta Odhner, 1913 accepted as Limneria insculpta (Odhner, 1913) (original combination)
- Species Velutina laevigata (O. F. Müller, 1777) accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776) (Helix laevigata Linnaeus, 1758 is a nomen dubium)
- Species Velutina lanata Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Ciliatovelutina lanata (Derjugin, 1950) (original combination)
- Species Velutina lanigera Møller, 1842 accepted as Ciliatovelutina lanigera (Møller, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Velutina litoralis A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1967 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788)
- Species Velutina nana Bartsch, 1950 accepted as Ciliatovelutina nana (Bartsch, 1950) (original combination)
- Species Velutina pellucida Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788)
- Species Velutina prolongata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Limneria prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Velutina rubra Willett, 1919 accepted as Velutella plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Velutina plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina rupicola Conrad, 1831 accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina schantarica Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Velutina cryptospira Middendorff, 1849
- Species Velutina sigaretiformis Potiez & Michaud, 1838 accepted as Vanikoro sigaretiformis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (original combination)
- Species Velutina sitkensis A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Velutina plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina spongiosa Middendorff, 1850 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788) (a junior synonym)
- Species Velutina striata MacGillivray, 1843 accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina undata T. Brown, 1839 accepted as Limneria undata (T. Brown, 1839) (original combination)
- Species Velutina ventricosa A. N. Golikov, 1985 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788)
- Species Velutina vulgaris J. Fleming, 1820 accepted as Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776) (Unnecessary replacement name for Bulla velutina O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina zonata A. A. Gould, 1841 accepted as Limneria undata (T. Brown, 1839) (junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Velutina (Corneovelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 represented as Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
- Species Velutina (Corneovelutina) coriacea (Pallas, 1778) represented as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788)
- Subgenus Velutina (Margaritavelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 represented as Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
- Species Velutina (Margaritavelutina) tarasovi Derjugin, 1950 represented as Velutina tarasovi Derjugin, 1950
- Subgenus Velutina (Velutella) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
- Species Velutina (Velutella) plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776) represented as Velutina plicatilis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Velutina (Velutella) pusio A. Adams, 1860 represented as Velutina pusio A. Adams, 1860
- Subgenus Velutina (Velutina) J. Fleming, 1820 represented as Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
- Species Velutina (Velutina) capillata Derjugin, 1950 accepted as Ciliatovelutina capillata (Derjugin, 1950)
- Species Velutina (Velutina) fraudatrix A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1962 accepted as Velutina tarasovi Derjugin, 1950 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina (Velutina) glabrata A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1962 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina (Velutina) litoralis A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1967 accepted as Velutina coriacea (Pallas, 1788) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Velutina (Velutina) abyssicola Okutani, 1964 represented as Velutina abyssicola Okutani, 1964
- Species Velutina (Velutina) cryptospira Middendorff, 1849 represented as Velutina cryptospira Middendorff, 1849
- Species Velutina (Velutina) pulchella Derjugin, 1950 represented as Velutina pulchella Derjugin, 1950
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Fleming J. (1820). Mollusca. in: Brewster D. (ed.), <i>The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia </i>. 14(2): 598-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23108597
page(s): 626 [details]
page(s): 626 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Velutina J. Fleming, 1820. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138631 on 2026-08-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Fleming J. (1820). Mollusca. in: Brewster D. (ed.), <i>The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia </i>. 14(2): 598-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23108597
page(s): 626 [details]
original description (of Velutina (Margaritavelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990) Golikov A.N., Gulbin V.V. (1990). On the system of the family Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda) [К построению системы брюхоногих моллюсков семейства Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda)]. <em>Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR.</em> 218: 105-129.
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original description (of Velutina (Corneovelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990) Golikov A.N., Gulbin V.V. (1990). On the system of the family Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda) [К построению системы брюхоногих моллюсков семейства Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda)]. <em>Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR.</em> 218: 105-129.
page(s): 109, 114, 119 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Velutina (Velutella) J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 156 [details]
basis of record Golikov, A. N.; Kussakin, O. G. (1978). Shell-bearing gastropods of the intertidal zone of the seas of the USSR. [Голиков А.Н., Кусакин О.Г. 1978. Раковинные брюхоногие моллюски литорали морей СССР. Определители по фауне СССР, издаваемые Зоологическим институтом АН СССР, 116: 292 с.]. <em>Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavayemye Zoologicheskim Institutom AN SSSR.</em> 116: 1-292 [In Russian].
page(s): 143-149 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 626 [details]
original description (of Velutina (Margaritavelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990) Golikov A.N., Gulbin V.V. (1990). On the system of the family Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda) [К построению системы брюхоногих моллюсков семейства Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda)]. <em>Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR.</em> 218: 105-129.
page(s): 109, 114, 119 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Velutina (Corneovelutina) A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990) Golikov A.N., Gulbin V.V. (1990). On the system of the family Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda) [К построению системы брюхоногих моллюсков семейства Velutinidae Gray, 1842 (Gastropoda)]. <em>Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR.</em> 218: 105-129.
page(s): 109, 114, 119 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Velutina (Velutella) J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 156 [details]
basis of record Golikov, A. N.; Kussakin, O. G. (1978). Shell-bearing gastropods of the intertidal zone of the seas of the USSR. [Голиков А.Н., Кусакин О.Г. 1978. Раковинные брюхоногие моллюски литорали морей СССР. Определители по фауне СССР, издаваемые Зоологическим институтом АН СССР, 116: 292 с.]. <em>Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavayemye Zoologicheskim Institutom AN SSSR.</em> 116: 1-292 [In Russian].
page(s): 143-149 [details] Available for editors
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