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WoRMS taxon details

Aclis vitrea R. B. Watson, 1897

To GB Mollusca Types (Aclis vitrea Watson, 1897; Lectotype; NMW.1955.158.00659)

AphiaID

138685 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138685)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Aclis Lovén, 1846

Original name

Aclis vitrea R. B. Watson, 1897

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Watson, R. B. (1897). On the marine Mollusca of Madeira; with descriptions of thirty-five new species, and an index-list of all the known sea-dwelling species of that island. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 26(19): 233-329, pl. 19-20., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31882661
page(s): 254-255; pl. 20 fig. 21 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

, Note Funchal to Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira,...

Type locality Funchal to Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira, and Porto Santo [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Aclis vitrea R. B. Watson, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138685 on 2026-08-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2024-05-03 20:13:58Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Watson, R. B. (1897). On the marine Mollusca of Madeira; with descriptions of thirty-five new species, and an index-list of all the known sea-dwelling species of that island. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 26(19): 233-329, pl. 19-20., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31882661
page(s): 254-255; pl. 20 fig. 21 [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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]