MolluscaBase taxon details
Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822)
1393041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1393041)
accepted
Species
Achatina poeyana L. Pfeiffer, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Liguus poeyanus (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liguus vittatus porphyreus Jaume, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liguus vittatus thapsinus Jaume, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liguus vittatus vittatus (Swainson, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Liguus vittatus porphyreus Jaume, 1952 accepted as Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Liguus vittatus thapsinus Jaume, 1952 accepted as Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Liguus vittatus vittatus (Swainson, 1822) accepted as Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
(of Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): vol. 3, pl. 84, middle figs. [details]
page(s): vol. 3, pl. 84, middle figs. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1393041 on 2025-07-14
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original description
(of Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): vol. 3, pl. 84, middle figs. [details]
original description (of Achatina poeyana L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Zur Molluskenfauna der Insel Cuba. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 4: 170-179., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865415
page(s): 173-174, pl. 4, figs. 3-4 [details]
original description (of Liguus vittatus porphyreus Jaume, 1952) Jaume, M. L. (1952). Nuevas formas de <i>Liguus</i> de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia de La Habana.</em> 1952: 503-515. [details]
original description (of Liguus vittatus thapsinus Jaume, 1952) Jaume, M. L. (1952). Nuevas formas de <i>Liguus</i> de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia de La Habana.</em> 1952: 503-515. [details]
basis of record Clench, W. J. (1934). New mollusks in the genus <i>Liguus</i> from Cuba and the Isle of Pines. West Indian Mollusks No. 8. <em>Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 8: 101-124, pls. 5-7.
page(s): 102 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 68 [details]
page(s): vol. 3, pl. 84, middle figs. [details]
original description (of Achatina poeyana L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Zur Molluskenfauna der Insel Cuba. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 4: 170-179., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865415
page(s): 173-174, pl. 4, figs. 3-4 [details]
original description (of Liguus vittatus porphyreus Jaume, 1952) Jaume, M. L. (1952). Nuevas formas de <i>Liguus</i> de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia de La Habana.</em> 1952: 503-515. [details]
original description (of Liguus vittatus thapsinus Jaume, 1952) Jaume, M. L. (1952). Nuevas formas de <i>Liguus</i> de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Malacologia de La Habana.</em> 1952: 503-515. [details]
basis of record Clench, W. J. (1934). New mollusks in the genus <i>Liguus</i> from Cuba and the Isle of Pines. West Indian Mollusks No. 8. <em>Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 8: 101-124, pls. 5-7.
page(s): 102 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 68 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
