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Bulimus cumingii L. Pfeiffer, 1842
1416677 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1416677)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Bulimus Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Bithynia Leach, 1818
Pfeiffer, L. (1842). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>, Part II [<i>Sectio altera</i>.] Kassel (Th. Fischer). 147 pp. [< 21 December]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254177
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Type locality contained in Mindanao
type locality contained in Mindanao (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the English collector, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865)
Taxonomic remark Helix cumingii and Bulimus cumingii, both L. Pfeiffer, 1842: 88 are secondary homonyms only in the genus Cochlostyla....
Etymology Named for the English collector, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865) [details]
Taxonomic remark Helix cumingii and Bulimus cumingii, both L. Pfeiffer, 1842: 88 are secondary homonyms only in the genus Cochlostyla....
Taxonomic remark Helix cumingii and Bulimus cumingii, both L. Pfeiffer, 1842: 88 are secondary homonyms only in the genus Cochlostyla. Bulimus cumingii is currently assigned to the genus Cochlostyla while Helix cumingii is assigned to Anixa, is no longer a homonym, and is available. [details]
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Pfeiffer, L. (1842). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>, Part II [<i>Sectio altera</i>.] Kassel (Th. Fischer). 147 pp. [< 21 December]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254177
page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Pfeiffer, L. (1842). Descriptions of new species of shells belonging to the genera <i>Helix</i> and <i>Bulimus</i>, collected by H. Cuming, Esq, in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 10 (113): 84–89. London [31 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679846
page(s): 88; note: Helix cumingii L. Pfeiffer, 1842 is described on same page. It is now referred to as Anixa cumingii (L. Pfeiffer, 1842). Cochlostyla pfeifferi C. Semper, 1877 is an unnecessary replacement name of He...
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page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Pfeiffer, L. (1842). Descriptions of new species of shells belonging to the genera <i>Helix</i> and <i>Bulimus</i>, collected by H. Cuming, Esq, in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 10 (113): 84–89. London [31 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679846
page(s): 88; note: Helix cumingii L. Pfeiffer, 1842 is described on same page. It is now referred to as Anixa cumingii (L. Pfeiffer, 1842). Cochlostyla pfeifferi C. Semper, 1877 is an unnecessary replacement name of He...
Helix cumingii L. Pfeiffer, 1842 is described on same page. It is now referred to as Anixa cumingii (L. Pfeiffer, 1842). Cochlostyla pfeifferi C. Semper, 1877 is an unnecessary replacement name of Helix cumingii L. Pfeiffer, 1842.
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Etymology Named for the English collector, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865) [details]Taxonomic remark Helix cumingii and Bulimus cumingii, both L. Pfeiffer, 1842: 88 are secondary homonyms only in the genus Cochlostyla. Bulimus cumingii is currently assigned to the genus Cochlostyla while Helix cumingii is assigned to Anixa, is no longer a homonym, and is available. [details]
