MolluscaBase - Cylindrella greyana C. B. Adams, 1850

MolluscaBase name details

Cylindrella greyana C. B. Adams, 1850

AphiaID

1320837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1320837)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Geomelania greyana (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Cylindrella (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860
Geomelania (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860

Parent

Cylindrella L. Pfeiffer, 1840 accepted as Brachypodella H. Beck, 1837

Original name

Cylindrella greyana C. B. Adams, 1850

Environment

~~marine~~, terrestrial

Original description

Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species and varieties of terrestrial shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 5: 76-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796490
page(s): 82 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Jamaica

type locality contained in Jamaica (origin: native) [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Named for Sir Charles Grey, Governor General of Jamaica.

Etymology Named for Sir Charles Grey, Governor General of Jamaica. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cylindrella greyana C. B. Adams, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320837 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-01-12 08:31:04Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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original description Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species and varieties of terrestrial shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 5: 76-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796490
page(s): 82 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Etymology Named for Sir Charles Grey, Governor General of Jamaica. [details]