WoRMS name details
Protolira thorvaldsoni Warén, 1996
141512 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141512)
unaccepted (Spelling variation)
Species
marine
(of Protolira thorvaldssoni Warén, 1996) Warén, A. (1996). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3. <em>Sarsia.</em> 81: 197-245., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/31809.pdf
page(s): 201-204; note: both spellings thorvaldsoni and thorvaldssoni are used in the original paper, but the latter is correct as the material is stated to be collected by Jón Thorvaldsson. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 201-204; note: both spellings thorvaldsoni and thorvaldssoni are used in the original paper, but the latter is correct as the material is stated to be collected by Jón Thorvaldsson. [details] Available for editors
Note off Southwestern Iceland
Type locality off Southwestern Iceland [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Protolira thorvaldsoni Warén, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141512 on 2026-07-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Protolira thorvaldssoni Warén, 1996) Warén, A. (1996). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3. <em>Sarsia.</em> 81: 197-245., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/31809.pdf
page(s): 201-204; note: both spellings thorvaldsoni and thorvaldssoni are used in the original paper, but the latter is correct as the material is stated to be collected by Jón Thorvaldsson. [details] Available for editors
[request]
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): 201-204; note: both spellings thorvaldsoni and thorvaldssoni are used in the original paper, but the latter is correct as the material is stated to be collected by Jón Thorvaldsson. [details] Available for editors
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
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality off Southwestern Iceland [details]