WoRMS taxon details
Helicina amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1849
1062968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062968)
accepted
Species
Helicina (Ampullina) amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1849 · alternative representation
Helicina (Oxyrhombus) amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1849 · alternative representation
Helicina amoena var. depressa E. von Martens, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helicina purpureoflava Morelet, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Helicina amoena var. depressa E. von Martens, 1890 accepted as Helicina amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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Pfeiffer, L. (1849). Description of twenty-nine new species of <i>Helicina</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 16 (187-188) [“1848”]: 119–125. London [25 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861983
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
Type locality contained in Honduras
type locality contained in Honduras (origin: native) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicina amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062968 on 2025-04-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Pfeiffer, L. (1849). Description of twenty-nine new species of <i>Helicina</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 16 (187-188) [“1848”]: 119–125. London [25 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861983
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Helicina purpureoflava Morelet, 1849) Morelet, A. (1849). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars I. Paris: Baillière. 31 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485052
page(s): 19 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Helicina purpureoflava Morelet, 1849) Morelet, A. (1849). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars I. Paris: Baillière. 31 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485052
page(s): 19 [details]
Other
additional source
Pilsbry, H. A. (1912). Notes on shells from Quirigua, Guatemala. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(1): 11-12, pl. 1, figs. 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738206
page(s): 12 [details]
additional source Thompson, F. G. (1967). The land and freshwater snails of Campeche. <em>Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences.</em> 2 (4): 221-256.
page(s): 229 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 12 [details]
additional source Thompson, F. G. (1967). The land and freshwater snails of Campeche. <em>Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences.</em> 2 (4): 221-256.
page(s): 229 [details] Available for editors





