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Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Pilsbry, H. A. (1892). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 8: Helicidae, vol. 6. pp 1-314, pls 1-58. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-15, 25 July 1892; pp. 49-112, pls 16-27, 16 Nov 1892; pp. 113-160, pls 28-41, 25 Feb 1893; pp. 161-314, pls 42-58, 1 July 1893]. Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systematic, (2) 8: 113–314, plates 28–58. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=339961

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Valloniidae
genus
Vallonia
species
Vallonia excentrica

Name

Synonyms
Helix excentricoides Weiss, 1894
Vallonia pulchella excentrica Sterki, 1893
Homonyms
Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893
Common names
Eccentric Grass Snail in English
Eccentric Grass Snail in English
Excentrisk jordsnegl in Danish
Iroquois Vallonia in English
Iroquois vallonia in English
Oval græssnegl in Danish
Schiefe Grasschnecke in German
Vallonie des pelouses in French
scheve jachthoornslak in Dutch
Eccentric Grass Snail in English
Scheve jachthorenslak in Dutch
eksenteralabastsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
eksenteralabastsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
hedgrässnäcka in Swedish
Scheve jachthoornslak in Dutch
Schiefe Grasschnecke in German
eccentric grass snail in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.</em>
  2. Hubricht, L. (1950). The status of <i>Vallonia excentrica</i> Sterki. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(1): 35.
  3. Hubricht, L. (1969). Revaluation of <i>Vallonia excentrica</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(3): 107-108.
  4. Jacobson, M. K. (1950). More on the status of <i>Vallonia excentrica</i> Sterki. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(2): 70.
  5. Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. <em>Verlag Paul Parey.</em> 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey).
  6. Maltz T.K., Proćków M., Kuźnik-Kowalska E., Proćków J.. 2019. Ruins of the Rogowiec castle with Natura 2000 habitats as a refugium for terrestrial gastropods in the Suche Mountains (Central Sudetes, SW Poland). Folia Malacol., 27(1):53-60
  7. Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
  8. Nekola, J. C., Gerber, J., Horsáková, V., Líznarová, E., Kafimola, S., Mikulášková, E., Nováková, M. & Horsák, M. (2025). Taxonomic Deception via Obvious Traits: Oversplitting in European Vallonia Risso, 1826 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Valloniidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 10.1111/zsc.70024
  9. Nekola, J. C., Gerber, J., Horsáková, V., Líznarová, E., Kafimola, S., Mikulášková, E., Nováková, M. & Horsák, M. (2025). Taxonomic Deception via Obvious Traits: Oversplitting in European Vallonia Risso, 1826 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Valloniidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 10.1111/zsc.70024
  10. Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 8: Helicidae, vol. 6. pp 1-314, pls 1-58. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-15, 25 July 1892; pp. 49-112, pls 16-27, 16 Nov 1892; pp. 113-160, pls 28-41, 25 Feb 1893; pp. 161-314, pls 42-58, 1 July 1893].
  11. Schileyko, A. A. & Rymzhanov, T. S. (2013). Fauna of land mollusks (Gastropoda, Pulmonata Terrestria) of Kazakhstan and adjacent territories. <em>Moscow-Almaty: KMK Scientific Press.</em> 389 pp.
  12. Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  13. Sterki, V. (1893). Observations on <i>Vallonia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 45: 234-279, plate 8.
  14. Sterki, V. (1905). November snails. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(8): 96.
  15. Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
  16. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277.
  17. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526.
  18. von Proschwitz (2003) Listor över blötdjur ursprungligen sammanställda av Ted von Proschwitz, Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum, och sedan tagna från ArtDatabankens taxa-tabell per 2004-09-15.
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