WoRMS taxon details
Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
139970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139970)
accepted
Species
Fissurella cinnabrina O. G. Costa, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fissurella lilacina O. G. Costa, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fissurella mondelloensis De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fissurella viridis O. G. Costa, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900 accepted as Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Fissurella nubecula var. formosa F. Salvat, 1967 accepted as Fissurella formosa F. Salvat, 1967 (original rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139970 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fissurella cinnabrina O. G. Costa, 1839) Costa O. G. (1838-1873). Fauna del Regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano contenente la descrizione de nuovi o poco esattamente conosciuti con figure ricavate da originali viventi e dipinte. [Fauna of the Kingdom of Naples or enumeration of all the animals that inhabit the different regions of this kingdom and the waters that bathe them containing the description of new or little exactly known ones with figures taken from living originals and painted]. <em>In: Fauna del Regno di Napoli.</em> [325 pp. with each chapter paginated separately, 42 pl. also numbered separately according to chapters]., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/toc/?PID=PPN62065239X [details]
original description (of Fissurella lilacina O. G. Costa, 1839) Costa O. G. (1838-1873). Fauna del Regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano contenente la descrizione de nuovi o poco esattamente conosciuti con figure ricavate da originali viventi e dipinte. [Fauna of the Kingdom of Naples or enumeration of all the animals that inhabit the different regions of this kingdom and the waters that bathe them containing the description of new or little exactly known ones with figures taken from living originals and painted]. <em>In: Fauna del Regno di Napoli.</em> [325 pp. with each chapter paginated separately, 42 pl. also numbered separately according to chapters]., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/toc/?PID=PPN62065239X [details]
original description (of Fissurella mondelloensis De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 222 [details]
original description (of Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Fissurella viridis O. G. Costa, 1839) Costa O. G. (1838-1873). Fauna del Regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano contenente la descrizione de nuovi o poco esattamente conosciuti con figure ricavate da originali viventi e dipinte. [Fauna of the Kingdom of Naples or enumeration of all the animals that inhabit the different regions of this kingdom and the waters that bathe them containing the description of new or little exactly known ones with figures taken from living originals and painted]. <em>In: Fauna del Regno di Napoli.</em> [325 pp. with each chapter paginated separately, 42 pl. also numbered separately according to chapters]., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/toc/?PID=PPN62065239X [details]
original description (of Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [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]
original description (of Fissurella lilacina O. G. Costa, 1839) Costa O. G. (1838-1873). Fauna del Regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano contenente la descrizione de nuovi o poco esattamente conosciuti con figure ricavate da originali viventi e dipinte. [Fauna of the Kingdom of Naples or enumeration of all the animals that inhabit the different regions of this kingdom and the waters that bathe them containing the description of new or little exactly known ones with figures taken from living originals and painted]. <em>In: Fauna del Regno di Napoli.</em> [325 pp. with each chapter paginated separately, 42 pl. also numbered separately according to chapters]., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/toc/?PID=PPN62065239X [details]
original description (of Fissurella mondelloensis De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 222 [details]
original description (of Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Fissurella viridis O. G. Costa, 1839) Costa O. G. (1838-1873). Fauna del Regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano contenente la descrizione de nuovi o poco esattamente conosciuti con figure ricavate da originali viventi e dipinte. [Fauna of the Kingdom of Naples or enumeration of all the animals that inhabit the different regions of this kingdom and the waters that bathe them containing the description of new or little exactly known ones with figures taken from living originals and painted]. <em>In: Fauna del Regno di Napoli.</em> [325 pp. with each chapter paginated separately, 42 pl. also numbered separately according to chapters]., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/toc/?PID=PPN62065239X [details]
original description (of Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 785 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [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
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nicklès, M. (1950). <i>Mollusques testacés marins de la côte occidentale d'Afrique</i>. Manuels Ouest-Africains: 2. Paris: Lechevalier. 269 pp.
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additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nicklès, M. (1950). <i>Mollusques testacés marins de la côte occidentale d'Afrique</i>. Manuels Ouest-Africains: 2. Paris: Lechevalier. 269 pp.
page(s): 37. [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Habitat all the rocky shores [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Conchology (Fissurella nubecula YOUNG)
To Conchology (Fissurella nubecula)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fissurella nubecula)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Ghana, Greater Accra, Accra Bay, east of Accra...
To Malacopics (Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Sao Tomé and Principe, Sao Tomé, Sao Tomé Bay,...
To Malacopics (Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Tunisia, Medenine, Ile de Jerba, Houmt Souk, c...
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella cinnabrina O. G. Costa, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella lilacina O. G. Costa, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella mondelloensis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella viridis O. G. Costa, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Conchology (Fissurella nubecula YOUNG)
To Conchology (Fissurella nubecula)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fissurella nubecula)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Ghana, Greater Accra, Accra Bay, east of Accra...
To Malacopics (Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Sao Tomé and Principe, Sao Tomé, Sao Tomé Bay,...
To Malacopics (Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) Tunisia, Medenine, Ile de Jerba, Houmt Souk, c...
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella cinnabrina O. G. Costa, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella lilacina O. G. Costa, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella mondelloensis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella viridis O. G. Costa, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900)
To PESI