Marine Species Traits - Dupontia nitella (Morelet, 1851)

Traits taxon details

Dupontia nitella (Morelet, 1851)

AphiaID

1289476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1289476)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Dupontia Godwin-Austen, 1908

Original name

Helix nitella Morelet, 1851

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of ) Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta. <em>Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée.</em> sér. 2, 3: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321207
page(s): 219 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dupontia nitella (Morelet, 1851). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289476 on 2025-05-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Dupontia nitella (Morelet, 1851). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289476 on 2025-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-08-10 07:36:46Z

created

Herbert, David

2019-02-03 12:44:03Z

changed

Herbert, David

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta. <em>Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée.</em> sér. 2, 3: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321207
page(s): 219 [details]

basis of record Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
page(s): 119; note: incorrect date of publication given. [details]

Definitions

To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)