MolluscaBase name details
Helix capillata Pease, 1866
1264917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1264917)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
recent only
Pease, W. H. (1866). Descriptions of new species of land shells, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 2(4): 289-293, pl. 20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6660589#page/367/mode/1up
page(s): 292 [details]
page(s): 292 [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands (origin: native) [details]
Taxonomic remark Not a homonym of Helix capillata Lightfoot which is a nomen nudum (see Cowie et al. (1995: 146)).
Taxonomic remark Not a homonym of Helix capillata Lightfoot which is a nomen nudum (see Cowie et al. (1995: 146)). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix capillata Pease, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1264917 on 2025-09-11
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Pease, W. H. (1866). Descriptions of new species of land shells, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 2(4): 289-293, pl. 20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6660589#page/367/mode/1up
page(s): 292 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 146 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 292 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 146 [details] Available for editors





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Taxonomic remark Not a homonym of Helix capillata Lightfoot which is a nomen nudum (see Cowie et al. (1995: 146)). [details]