WoRMS name details
Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844)
139752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139752)
unaccepted
Species
Scala (Dentiscala) hellenica (Forbes, 1844) · unaccepted
Scalaria hellenica montereyensis de Boury, 1889 · unaccepted
- Forma Opalia hellenica f. nodosocarinata (Dall, 1889) accepted as Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
(of Scalaria hellenica Forbes, 1844) Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843.</em> 130-193., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789
page(s): 189 [details]
page(s): 189 [details]
Type locality contained in Greece - Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean
type locality contained in Greece - Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139752 on 2026-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scalaria hellenica Forbes, 1844) Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843.</em> 130-193., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789
page(s): 189 [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]
page(s): 189 [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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Subgenus (Nodiscala) [details]authority rolán cites (Forbes, 1843) as authority, instead of 1844. [details]
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
