MolluscaBase taxon details
Plekocheilus plectostylus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
1063248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1063248)
accepted
Species
Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Bulimus speciosus L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · unaccepted (invalid; not L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
Plekocheilus (Eurytus) plectostylus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) · alternative representation
Plekocheilus (Plekocheilus) speciosus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
recent only
(of Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848) Pfeiffer, L. (1848). Descriptions of nineteen new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15 (179) [“1847”]: 228–232. London [29 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12863012
page(s): 230 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
Type locality contained in Venezuela
type locality contained in Venezuela [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plekocheilus plectostylus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1063248 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848) Pfeiffer, L. (1848). Descriptions of nineteen new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15 (179) [“1847”]: 228–232. London [29 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12863012
page(s): 230 [details]
original description (of Bulimus speciosus L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854-1860). Novitates Conchologicae. Series prima. Mollusca extramarina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder kritischer Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. (Mit Einschluss der Auriculaceen.). Erster Band. (1): 1–10, pls 1–3 [1854]; (2): 11–24, pls 4–6 [1854]; (3): 25–36, pls 7–9 [1855]; (4): 37–48, pls 10–12 [December 1855]; (5): 49–56, pls 13– 15 [March 1856]; (6): 57–68, pls 16–18 [May 1856]; (7): 69–78, pls 19–21 [August 1856]; (8): 79–90, pls 22–24 [December 1856]; (9): 91–98, pls 25–27 [April 1857]; (10): 99–108, pls 28–30 [January 1858]; (11): 109–120, pls 31–33 [June 1859]; (12): 121–138, pls 34– 36 [May 1860]. Cassel: Th. Fischer., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10992260
page(s): 14, pl. 5, figs 1-2 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
original description (of Bulimus speciosus L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854-1860). Novitates Conchologicae. Series prima. Mollusca extramarina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder kritischer Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. (Mit Einschluss der Auriculaceen.). Erster Band. (1): 1–10, pls 1–3 [1854]; (2): 11–24, pls 4–6 [1854]; (3): 25–36, pls 7–9 [1855]; (4): 37–48, pls 10–12 [December 1855]; (5): 49–56, pls 13– 15 [March 1856]; (6): 57–68, pls 16–18 [May 1856]; (7): 69–78, pls 19–21 [August 1856]; (8): 79–90, pls 22–24 [December 1856]; (9): 91–98, pls 25–27 [April 1857]; (10): 99–108, pls 28–30 [January 1858]; (11): 109–120, pls 31–33 [June 1859]; (12): 121–138, pls 34– 36 [May 1860]. Cassel: Th. Fischer., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10992260
page(s): 14, pl. 5, figs 1-2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Bulimus plectostylus Pfeiffer, 1848; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506635) (from synonym Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
