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Oxychilus spectabilis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1885)
1050536 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1050536)
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Species
Helix atlantica var. spectabilis Morelet, 1860 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Helix spectabilis L. Pfeiffer, 1844)
Hyalina spectabilis A. Milne-Edwards, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Oxychilus (Atlantoxychilus) riedeli Hausdorf, 1993 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name for...)
unnecessary replacement name for Helix atlantica var. spectabilis Morelet 1860
Oxychilus (Atlantoxychilus) spectabilis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1885) · alternative representation
(of Hyalina spectabilis A. Milne-Edwards, 1885) Milne-Edwards, A. (1885). De la faune malacologique des Iles Açores. <em>Bulletin de la Société malacologique de France.</em> 2, 313–322., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15341223
page(s): 316 [details]
page(s): 316 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oxychilus spectabilis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050536 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Hyalina spectabilis A. Milne-Edwards, 1885) Milne-Edwards, A. (1885). De la faune malacologique des Iles Açores. <em>Bulletin de la Société malacologique de France.</em> 2, 313–322., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15341223
page(s): 316 [details]
original description (of Oxychilus (Atlantoxychilus) riedeli Hausdorf, 1993) Hausdorf, B. (1993). Beiträge zur Nomenklatur der europäischen Binnenmollusken, II. Nomenklatorische Bemerkungen zu paläarktischen Landschnecken (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Heldia, 2 (1/2): 43-46. München [December].
page(s): 44 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Helix atlantica var. spectabilis Morelet, 1860) Morelet, A. (1860). Iles Açores. Notice sur l'histoire naturelle des Açores suivi d'une description des mollusques terrestres de cet archipel. <em>Baillère et fils, Paris.</em> 1-214 [+ 2], 5 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44501
page(s): 167, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
page(s): 316 [details]
original description (of Oxychilus (Atlantoxychilus) riedeli Hausdorf, 1993) Hausdorf, B. (1993). Beiträge zur Nomenklatur der europäischen Binnenmollusken, II. Nomenklatorische Bemerkungen zu paläarktischen Landschnecken (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Heldia, 2 (1/2): 43-46. München [December].
page(s): 44 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Helix atlantica var. spectabilis Morelet, 1860) Morelet, A. (1860). Iles Açores. Notice sur l'histoire naturelle des Açores suivi d'une description des mollusques terrestres de cet archipel. <em>Baillère et fils, Paris.</em> 1-214 [+ 2], 5 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44501
page(s): 167, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
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