WoRMS name details
Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803
153514 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153514)
unaccepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 223 [details]
page(s): 223 [details]
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 568: validated under the plenary powers; specific name of type species of Retusa Brown, 1827
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 568: validated under the plenary powers; specific name of type species of Retusa Brown, 1827 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153514 on 2026-08-04
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Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 223 [details]
page(s): 223 [details]
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Nomenclature ICZN opinion 568: validated under the plenary powers; specific name of type species of Retusa Brown, 1827 [details]
From editor or global species database
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