WoRMS name details
Brownia A. d'Orbigny, 1841
1546290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1546290)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Helicophlegma candei A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Atlanta peronii Lesueur, 1817 (type by monotypy)
- Species Brownia angulata A. Adams, 1858 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Brownia carinata A. Adams, 1858 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Brownia candei (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) accepted as Atlanta peronii Lesueur, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 101. [details]
page(s): 101. [details]
Nomenclature Established conditionally, but used as a valid name by, e.g., A. Adams, 1858, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser....
Nomenclature Established conditionally, but used as a valid name by, e.g., A. Adams, 1858, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 3, 1: 28. The latter is listed as a separate entry in Neave's Nomenclator Zoologicus, but Adams explicitly attributed the name to d'Orbigny. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Brownia A. d'Orbigny, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1546290 on 2026-02-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 101. [details]
basis of record Adams, A. (1858). Notice of two new species of Brownia, a genus of oceanic Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 3, 1: 28–29 [Jan. 1858]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2360754 [details]
page(s): 101. [details]
basis of record Adams, A. (1858). Notice of two new species of Brownia, a genus of oceanic Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 3, 1: 28–29 [Jan. 1858]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2360754 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Established conditionally, but used as a valid name by, e.g., A. Adams, 1858, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 3, 1: 28. The latter is listed as a separate entry in Neave's Nomenclator Zoologicus, but Adams explicitly attributed the name to d'Orbigny. [details]
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