WoRMS name details
Helcion pellucidum (Linnaeus, 1758)
162669 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:162669)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 783 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 783 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Helcion pellucidum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=162669 on 2026-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 783 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Harms, J. (1993). Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight): a review of recent records. <em>Helgoländer Meeresunters.</em> 47: 1-34. [p. 25, tab. 3: Gastrosaccus spinifer, Mysis relicta, Praunus inermis, Schistomysis kervillei, Schistomysis spiritus. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02366182 [details]
page(s): 783 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Harms, J. (1993). Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight): a review of recent records. <em>Helgoländer Meeresunters.</em> 47: 1-34. [p. 25, tab. 3: Gastrosaccus spinifer, Mysis relicta, Praunus inermis, Schistomysis kervillei, Schistomysis spiritus. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02366182 [details]
Other
additional source
Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 3: 242-245, pl. 5, fig. 4 [details]
additional source Morse, E. S. (1919). A European mollusk, <i>Helcion pellucidum</i>, never before recorded in America. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 32(3): 77-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772090 [details]
page(s): 3: 242-245, pl. 5, fig. 4 [details]
additional source Morse, E. S. (1919). A European mollusk, <i>Helcion pellucidum</i>, never before recorded in America. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 32(3): 77-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772090 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | blauwgestreepte schaalhoren | [details] |
| English | blue-rayed limpet | [details] |
| German | durchscheinende Häubchenschnecke | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
