original description
(of Bulimus macilentus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Bulimus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, </i>, vol. 5, pls. 1–89 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [pls. 1-9, Apr. 1848; 10-12, 15-19, May 1848; 13, 14, 20-25, Jun. 1848; 26-33, Jul. 1848; 34, 35, Aug. 1848; 36, 37, Sept. 1848; 38-45, Oct. 1848; 46-53, Nov. 1848; 54-57, Dec. 1848; 58-61, Jan. 1849; 62-64, Mar. 1849; 65-69, May 1849; 70-73, 75, Jul. 1849; 74, 76, 77, Aug. 1849; 78, 79, Sept. 1849 78-79; pls. 80-84, Dec. 1849; pls. 85-89, Feb. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8966758
page(s): pl. 70, fig. 586 [details]
basis of record
Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. <em>Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz.</em> 22: 26-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58468236
page(s): 156 [details]
additional source
Pilsbry, H. A. (1906-1907). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 18: Achatinidae: Stenogyrinae and Coeliaxinae. pp i-xiii, 1-357, pls 1-51. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Jan. 20, 1906; pp. 65-160, pls. 11-20, Apr. 10, 1906; pp. 161-272, pls. 21-34, Oct. 2, 1906; pp. 273-357, i-xii, pls. 35-51, Jan. 25, 1907]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1099785
page(s): 19, pl. 5, fig. 32 [details]
additional source
Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1890). Die Landschnecken-Fauna der Insel Cebu. <em>Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt-am-Main.</em> (1890): 189-292, pls 7-9., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9003882
page(s): 247 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Mollendorff (1898: 156) lists subsp. luzonicum Mlldff. Luzon with no description or comment. [details]
Taxonomic remark Prosopeas anceyi Pilsbry, 1906 n. n. was introduced to replace Prosopeas macilentum Ancey, 1904, a homonym of Prosopeas macilentum (Reeve, 1848). See Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology, vol. 18, pg. 33. [details]