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Helicina foveata L. Pfeiffer, 1854
1215922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1215922)
accepted
Species
Helicina (Oligyra) foveata L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · alternative representation
Helicina rubella L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid; not Green, 1832)
recent only
Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of twenty-three new species of land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21 (250–251) [“1853”]: 48–53. London [25 July]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747171
page(s): 53 [details]
page(s): 53 [details]
Type locality contained in West Indies
type locality contained in West Indies [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicina foveata L. Pfeiffer, 1854. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1215922 on 2025-09-11
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Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of twenty-three new species of land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21 (250–251) [“1853”]: 48–53. London [25 July]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747171
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1877). Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken von Puerto Rico. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 4(3): 340-362, pl. 12, figs. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16297195
page(s): 355 [details]
additional source Shuttleworth, R. J. (1854). Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken der Insel Portorico (Schluss). <em>Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern.</em> 1854 (321/322): 89-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11231354
page(s): 94 [details]
status source Richling, I. & Glaubrecht, M. (2008). The types of Neotropical Helicinidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritopsina) in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: an annotated catalogue, with emphasis on Cuban land snails. <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 84 (2): 265-310, Berlin.
note: Helicina (?) foveata [details]
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1877). Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken von Puerto Rico. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 4(3): 340-362, pl. 12, figs. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16297195
page(s): 355 [details]
additional source Shuttleworth, R. J. (1854). Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken der Insel Portorico (Schluss). <em>Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern.</em> 1854 (321/322): 89-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11231354
page(s): 94 [details]
status source Richling, I. & Glaubrecht, M. (2008). The types of Neotropical Helicinidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritopsina) in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: an annotated catalogue, with emphasis on Cuban land snails. <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 84 (2): 265-310, Berlin.
note: Helicina (?) foveata [details]
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