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Helix otis
W. Turton, 1819
AphiaID
748886
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:748886)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Heterobranchia
Euthyneura
Tectipleura
Eupulmonata
Stylommatophora
Helicina
Helicoidei
Helicoidea
Helicidae
Helicinae
Helicini
Helix
Helix otis
Status
unaccepted >
junior homonym
(non
Helix otis
[Lightfoot], 1786;
Otina turtoni
Locard, 1886 is a replacement name)
Accepted name
Otina ovata
(T. Brown, 1827)
Rank
Species
Type taxon of
Otina
J. E. Gray, 1847
Parent
Helix
Linnaeus, 1758
Original name
Helix otis
W. Turton, 1819
Environment
marine
Original description
Turton, W. (1819). <i>A conchological dictionary of the British Islands</i>. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls.
,
available online at
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29692
page(s): 70
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Helix otis
W. Turton, 1819. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=748886 on 2026-08-09
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Helix otis
W. Turton, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=748886 on 2026-08-09
Taxonomic edit history
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2014-01-30 12:11:24Z
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Gofas, Serge
2014-11-07 14:54:21Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2023-07-14 18:58:11Z
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Dekker, Henk
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original description
Turton, W. (1819). <i>A conchological dictionary of the British Islands</i>. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls.
,
available online at
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29692
page(s): 70
[details]
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