WoRMS name details
Acmaea virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776)
138688 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138688)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Patella virginea O. F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 237 [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
Distribution absent from the west coast of Jutland and the Baltic
Distribution A. virginica is reported from the Belgian coast by many authors (e.g. Colbeau, 1868; Pelseneer, 1881; Maitland, 1897; Verstraelen,...
Distribution absent from the west coast of Jutland and the Baltic [details]
Distribution A. virginica is reported from the Belgian coast by many authors (e.g. Colbeau, 1868; Pelseneer, 1881; Maitland, 1897; Verstraelen,...
Distribution A. virginica is reported from the Belgian coast by many authors (e.g. Colbeau, 1868; Pelseneer, 1881; Maitland, 1897; Verstraelen, 1966). However, no definite reports of living organisms exist, and all Belgian specimens could be (sub)fossil. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Acmaea virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138688 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
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(of Patella virginea O. F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 237 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. C. T. (1848-1853). <i>A history of British Mollusca and their shells</i>. London, van Voorst. 4 vols., 2064 pp., 203 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16341
page(s): 2: 437, pl. LXI, fig. 1, 2 [details]
additional source Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1912). <i>Mollusques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice dans les Mers du Nord</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 37: 1-629, 11 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40217555
page(s): 292-295 [details]
page(s): 2: 437, pl. LXI, fig. 1, 2 [details]
additional source Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1912). <i>Mollusques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice dans les Mers du Nord</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 37: 1-629, 11 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40217555
page(s): 292-295 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution absent from the west coast of Jutland and the Baltic [details]Unreviewed
Distribution A. virginica is reported from the Belgian coast by many authors (e.g. Colbeau, 1868; Pelseneer, 1881; Maitland, 1897; Verstraelen, 1966). However, no definite reports of living organisms exist, and all Belgian specimens could be (sub)fossil. [details]
