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Vallonia pulchella (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Müller, O.F. 1774. Vermivm terrestrium et fluviati

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Helix adela Westerlund, 1874
Helix extrema Westerlund, 1898
Helix globulosa Bourguignat, 1864
Helix inornata Stabile, 1859
Helix minuta Say, 1817
Helix paludosa da Costa, 1778
Helix petricola Clessin, 1908
Helix potua Nardo, 1847
Helix pulchella O.F.Müller, 1774
Helix subpulchella var. oenotria De Stefani, 1880
Vallonia adela (Westerlund, 1874)
Vallonia subpulchella oenotria (De Stefani, 1880)
Homonyms
Vallonia pulchella (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Common names
Beautiful Grass Snail in English
Beautiful Grass Snail in English
Glat græssnegl in Danish
Glatte Grasschnecke in German
Glatte Grasschnecke in German
Glatte Grasschnecke in German
Jordsnegl in Danish
Lovely Vallonia in English
Lovely Vallonia in English
Lovely vallonia in English
Smooth Grass Snail in English
Smooth Grass Snail in English
Smooth Grass Snail in English
Vallonie trompette in French
beautiful grass snail in English
beautiful grass snail in English
fraaie jachthoornslak in Dutch
lovely vallonia in English
sirokotilo in Finnish
sirokotilo in Finnish
smooth grass snail in English
smooth grass snail in English
valônia adorável in Portuguese
Fraaie jachthorenslak in Dutch
Smooth Grass Snail in English
senteralabastsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
senteralabastsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
ängsgrässnäcka in Swedish
Fraaie jachthoornslak in Dutch
Glatte Grasschnecke in German
beautiful grass snail in English
smooth grass snail in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Biggs, H. E. J. (1962). Mollusca of the Iranian Plateau – II. <em>Journal of Conchology, London.</em> 25(2): 64-72, text-figs. 1-2. London [22 May].
  2. Bryant, O. (1905). Some notes on Bermudian mollusks. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(11): 129-131.
  3. Cameron, R. A. D., Teixeira, D., Pokryszko, B., Silva, I. & Groh, K. (2021). An annotated checklist of the extant and Quaternary land molluscs of the Desertas Islands, Madeiran Archipelago. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 44(1): 53-70.
  4. Clapp, G. H. (1897). <i>Vallonia pulchella</i> in Pittsburgh. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 10(12): 143.
  5. Clapp, G. H. (1901). <i>Vallonia pulchella</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(11): 130 [March].
  6. Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
  7. Germain, L. (1921). Mission zoologique de M. Paul Carié aux îles Mascareignes. Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Mascareignes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France, Volume supplémentaire: iv + 495 pp., pl. 1-13. Paris [March].
  8. 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.
  9. Hayes et al. (2012), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op112p21-28.pdf
  10. Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
  11. Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
  12. Hubricht, L. (1950). The status of <i>Vallonia excentrica</i> Sterki. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(1): 35.
  13. Jacobson, M. K. (1950). More on the status of <i>Vallonia excentrica</i> Sterki. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(2): 70.
  14. Jaeckel, S. (1956). Die Weichtiere (Mollusca) der Afghanistan-Expedition (1952-1953). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin.</em> 32(2): 337-353.
  15. 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).
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Philippi 1885, PNUD 2014, Araya 2015
  19. Pilsbry, H. A. (1900). Land snails of Cape May, New Jersey. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(7): 73-75 [November].
  20. Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
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