WoRMS taxon details
Heliacus areola (Gmelin, 1791)
214976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214976)
accepted
Species
Heliacus (Heliacus) areola (Gmelin, 1791) · alternative representation
Solarium tessellatum Deshayes, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Heliacus areola areola (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subspecies Heliacus areola bicanaliculatus (Valenciennes, 1832)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trochus areola Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Heliacus areola (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214976 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trochus areola Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Solarium tessellatum Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): 160 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF.</em> 30: 1-376.
page(s): 191 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Solarium tessellatum Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): 160 [details]
basis of record Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF.</em> 30: 1-376.
page(s): 191 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 82 [details]
additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 82 [details]
additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コシダカナワメグルマ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliacus (Heliacus) areola (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Heliacus areola (Gmelin, 1791) Réunion, Cap la Houssaye, St. Gilles, collected Febr...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliacus (Heliacus) areola (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Heliacus areola (Gmelin, 1791) Réunion, Cap la Houssaye, St. Gilles, collected Febr...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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