MolluscaBase taxon details
Caldwellia philyrina (Morelet, 1851)
1289401 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1289401)
accepted
Species
Helix mucronata L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix philyrina Morelet, 1851 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Helix philyrina Morelet, 1851) Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta. <em>Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée.</em> sér. 2, 3: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321207
page(s): 218. [details]
page(s): 218. [details]
Type locality contained in Mauritius
type locality contained in Mauritius [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Caldwellia philyrina (Morelet, 1851). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289401 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Helix philyrina Morelet, 1851) Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta. <em>Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée.</em> sér. 2, 3: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321207
page(s): 218. [details]
original description (of Helix mucronata L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of eight species of land shells, from the island Mauritius. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 20 (247) [“1852”]: 149–151. London [27 June].
page(s): 149 [details]
basis of record Germain, L. (1921). Mission zoologique de M. Paul Carié aux îles Mascareignes. Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Mascareignes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France, Volume supplémentaire: iv + 495 pp., pl. 1-13. Paris [March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32275947
page(s): 128. [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 390 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
page(s): 114. [details]
page(s): 218. [details]
original description (of Helix mucronata L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of eight species of land shells, from the island Mauritius. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 20 (247) [“1852”]: 149–151. London [27 June].
page(s): 149 [details]
basis of record Germain, L. (1921). Mission zoologique de M. Paul Carié aux îles Mascareignes. Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Mascareignes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France, Volume supplémentaire: iv + 495 pp., pl. 1-13. Paris [March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32275947
page(s): 128. [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 390 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
page(s): 114. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Extinction Extinct [details]
