WoRMS taxon details
Glessula gemma (Reeve, 1850)
1317310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317310)
accepted
Species
Achatina gemma Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Achatina gemma Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Achatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, pl. 1-23 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-8, Feb. 1849; 9-13, Mar. 1849; 14, Apr. 1849; 15, 16, May 1849; 17-19, Jun. 1849; 20-23, Mar. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967091
page(s): pl. 22, species 123 [details]
page(s): pl. 22, species 123 [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Glessula gemma (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317310 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
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(of Achatina gemma Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Achatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, pl. 1-23 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-8, Feb. 1849; 9-13, Mar. 1849; 14, Apr. 1849; 15, 16, May 1849; 17-19, Jun. 1849; 20-23, Mar. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967091
page(s): pl. 22, species 123 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 124 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 22, species 123 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 124 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 160 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Man, N. S., Ablett, J. D., Lwin, N., Sutcharit, C. & Panha, S. (2024). Contributions on a small collection of the former Subulinidae Fischer & Crosse, 1877 (Eupulmonata, Achatinoidea) with catalogue of the Glessula and Rishetia species recorded from Myanmar. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1208: 173–239., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/116083/
page(s): 193, Fig. 7A–D, Table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). <i>Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica.</i> London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. 1(1): i-iv, 1-18, pls 1-4 [February 1882]; 1(2): 19-66, pls 5-12 [July 1882]; 1(3): 67-94, pls 13-21 [January 1883]; 1(4): pls 22-42 [September 1883], 95-164 [October 1883]; 1(5): pls 43-51 [June 1884], 165-206 [May 1886]; 1(6): pls 52-62 [September 1887], 207-257 [April 1888]. Volume 2(7): 1-46, pls 63-69 [October 1897]; 2(8): 47-86, pls 70-82 [January 1898]; 2(9): 87-146, pls 83-100 [November 1899]; 2(10): 147-238, pls 101-117 [April 1907]; 2(11): 239-310, pls 118-132 [March 1910]; 2(12): 311-442, pls 133-158 [December 1914]. Volume 3(1): 1-65, pls 159-165 [November 1920]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13069144
page(s): vol 3, p. 22 [details]
page(s): 160 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Man, N. S., Ablett, J. D., Lwin, N., Sutcharit, C. & Panha, S. (2024). Contributions on a small collection of the former Subulinidae Fischer & Crosse, 1877 (Eupulmonata, Achatinoidea) with catalogue of the Glessula and Rishetia species recorded from Myanmar. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1208: 173–239., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/116083/
page(s): 193, Fig. 7A–D, Table 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). <i>Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica.</i> London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. 1(1): i-iv, 1-18, pls 1-4 [February 1882]; 1(2): 19-66, pls 5-12 [July 1882]; 1(3): 67-94, pls 13-21 [January 1883]; 1(4): pls 22-42 [September 1883], 95-164 [October 1883]; 1(5): pls 43-51 [June 1884], 165-206 [May 1886]; 1(6): pls 52-62 [September 1887], 207-257 [April 1888]. Volume 2(7): 1-46, pls 63-69 [October 1897]; 2(8): 47-86, pls 70-82 [January 1898]; 2(9): 87-146, pls 83-100 [November 1899]; 2(10): 147-238, pls 101-117 [April 1907]; 2(11): 239-310, pls 118-132 [March 1910]; 2(12): 311-442, pls 133-158 [December 1914]. Volume 3(1): 1-65, pls 159-165 [November 1920]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13069144
page(s): vol 3, p. 22 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Achatina gemma Benson; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2437307) (from synonym Achatina gemma Reeve, 1850)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
