MolluscaBase taxon details
Melaniella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839)
1352144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1352144)
accepted
Species
Achatina gracillima L. Pfeiffer, 1839 · unaccepted (original combination)
Melaniella (Melaniella) gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) · alternative representation
Melaniella gracillima floridana (Pilsbry, 1907) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Opeas gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Pichardiella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Varicella (Melaniella) gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Varicella (Melaniella) gracillima var. floridana Pilsbry, 1907 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Varicella (Pichardiella) gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Varicella (Pichardiella) gracillima floridana Pilsbry, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Varicella (Pichardiella) gracillima var. floridana Pilsbry, 1907 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Varicella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Varicella gracillima bahamensis Bartsch, 1913 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Varicella gracillima floridana Pilsbry, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Varicella gracillima var. floridana Pilsbry, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Melaniella gracillima gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839)
- Subspecies Melaniella gracillima sanctithomensis (Pilsbry, 1907)
- Subspecies Melaniella gracillima floridana (Pilsbry, 1907) accepted as Melaniella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
(of Achatina gracillima L. Pfeiffer, 1839) Pfeiffer, L. (1839). Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 346-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904257
page(s): 352 [details]
page(s): 352 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melaniella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352144 on 2025-04-29
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original description
(of Achatina gracillima L. Pfeiffer, 1839) Pfeiffer, L. (1839). Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 346-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904257
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Varicella gracillima bahamensis Bartsch, 1913) Bartsch, P. (1913). New mollusks from the Bahama Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 46(2016): 107-109, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761691
page(s): 109, pl. 3, fig. 13 [details]
original description (of Varicella (Pichardiella) gracillima var. floridana Pilsbry, 1907) Pilsbry, H. A. (1907-1908). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 19: Oleacinidae, Ferussacidae. pp xxvii, 1-366, pls 1-52. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-10, 26 June 1907; pp. 65-128, pls 11-20, 31 Aug. 1907; pp. 129-192, pls 21-30, 9 December 1907; i-xxvii, pp. 193-366, pls 31-52, 31 July 1908]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1099043
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
additional source Clench, W. J. (1964). Land and freshwater Mollusca of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 2(31): 345-380, pls. 61-63 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4295455
page(s): 365 [details]
additional source Bertrand, A. (2002). Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de Saint-Martin (Petites Antilles). <em>Documents Malacologiques.</em> 2(2001): 35-37.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Varicella gracillima bahamensis Bartsch, 1913) Bartsch, P. (1913). New mollusks from the Bahama Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 46(2016): 107-109, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761691
page(s): 109, pl. 3, fig. 13 [details]
original description (of Varicella (Pichardiella) gracillima var. floridana Pilsbry, 1907) Pilsbry, H. A. (1907-1908). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 19: Oleacinidae, Ferussacidae. pp xxvii, 1-366, pls 1-52. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-10, 26 June 1907; pp. 65-128, pls 11-20, 31 Aug. 1907; pp. 129-192, pls 21-30, 9 December 1907; i-xxvii, pp. 193-366, pls 31-52, 31 July 1908]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1099043
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
additional source Clench, W. J. (1964). Land and freshwater Mollusca of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 2(31): 345-380, pls. 61-63 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4295455
page(s): 365 [details]
additional source Bertrand, A. (2002). Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de Saint-Martin (Petites Antilles). <em>Documents Malacologiques.</em> 2(2001): 35-37.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
