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Euglandina cumingi (H. Beck, 1837)
1065257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1065257)
accepted
Species
Euglandina (Cosmomenus) cumingi (H. Beck, 1837) · alternative representation
Glandina cumingi H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (basionym)
Glandina cumingi var. flavida E. von Martens, 1891 · unaccepted (suspected synonym)
Glandina cumingi var. fulvorosea E. von Martens, 1891 · unaccepted (suspected synonym)
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(of Glandina cumingi H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 78 [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
Etymology Named for the English naturalist, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865).
Etymology Named for the English naturalist, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Euglandina cumingi (H. Beck, 1837). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1065257 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Glandina cumingi H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Glandina cumingi var. flavida E. von Martens, 1891) Martens, E. von. (1890-1901). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Land and freshwater Mollusca. London: R. H. Porter. xxviii + 706 pp., 44 pls. [1890: pp. 1-40, pl. 1; 1891: pp. 41-96, pls. 2-5; 1892: pp. 97-176, pls. 6-9; 1893: pp. 177-248, pls. 10-12; 1894: pls. 13-15; 1897: pp. 249-288, pl. 16; 1898: pp. 289-368, pls. 17-20; 1899: pp. 369-472, pls. 21-28; 1900: pp. 473-608, pls. 29-41; 1901: pp. 609-706 + xxviii, pls. 42-44]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/573268
page(s): 59, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Glandina cumingi var. fulvorosea E. von Martens, 1891) Martens, E. von. (1890-1901). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Land and freshwater Mollusca. London: R. H. Porter. xxviii + 706 pp., 44 pls. [1890: pp. 1-40, pl. 1; 1891: pp. 41-96, pls. 2-5; 1892: pp. 97-176, pls. 6-9; 1893: pp. 177-248, pls. 10-12; 1894: pls. 13-15; 1897: pp. 249-288, pl. 16; 1898: pp. 289-368, pls. 17-20; 1899: pp. 369-472, pls. 21-28; 1900: pp. 473-608, pls. 29-41; 1901: pp. 609-706 + xxviii, pls. 42-44]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/573268
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and Central America. <em>Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin.</em> 50(1): 1-299. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the “Comisión Científica del Pacífico.”. <em>PeerJ.</em> 5, e3065., available online at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354113/#
page(s): 95, fig. 35 D [details]
additional source Baker, H. B. (1925). The Mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Williamson Expedition in Venezuela, Part III: Pupillidae to Oleacinidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 156: 1-56, pls. 6-11., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56595/OP156.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 43, pl. 11, figs. C-D [details]
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 Pilsbry, H. A. (1912). Land shells of Carthagena, Colombia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(7): 84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738291 [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Glandina cumingi var. flavida E. von Martens, 1891) Martens, E. von. (1890-1901). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Land and freshwater Mollusca. London: R. H. Porter. xxviii + 706 pp., 44 pls. [1890: pp. 1-40, pl. 1; 1891: pp. 41-96, pls. 2-5; 1892: pp. 97-176, pls. 6-9; 1893: pp. 177-248, pls. 10-12; 1894: pls. 13-15; 1897: pp. 249-288, pl. 16; 1898: pp. 289-368, pls. 17-20; 1899: pp. 369-472, pls. 21-28; 1900: pp. 473-608, pls. 29-41; 1901: pp. 609-706 + xxviii, pls. 42-44]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/573268
page(s): 59, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Glandina cumingi var. fulvorosea E. von Martens, 1891) Martens, E. von. (1890-1901). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Land and freshwater Mollusca. London: R. H. Porter. xxviii + 706 pp., 44 pls. [1890: pp. 1-40, pl. 1; 1891: pp. 41-96, pls. 2-5; 1892: pp. 97-176, pls. 6-9; 1893: pp. 177-248, pls. 10-12; 1894: pls. 13-15; 1897: pp. 249-288, pl. 16; 1898: pp. 289-368, pls. 17-20; 1899: pp. 369-472, pls. 21-28; 1900: pp. 473-608, pls. 29-41; 1901: pp. 609-706 + xxviii, pls. 42-44]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/573268
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and Central America. <em>Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin.</em> 50(1): 1-299. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the “Comisión Científica del Pacífico.”. <em>PeerJ.</em> 5, e3065., available online at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354113/#
page(s): 95, fig. 35 D [details]
additional source Baker, H. B. (1925). The Mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Williamson Expedition in Venezuela, Part III: Pupillidae to Oleacinidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 156: 1-56, pls. 6-11., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56595/OP156.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 43, pl. 11, figs. C-D [details]
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 Pilsbry, H. A. (1912). Land shells of Carthagena, Colombia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(7): 84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738291 [details]
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Etymology Named for the English naturalist, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865). [details]
