MolluscaBase taxon details
Rhachistia adumbratus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
1450227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1450227)
accepted
Species
Bulimus adumbratus L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Bulimus adumbratus L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855 ["1854"]). Descriptions of fifty-seven new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22(277): 286–288; 22(278): 289–298 [8 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747711
page(s): 291 [details]
page(s): 291 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rhachistia adumbratus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1450227 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Bulimus adumbratus L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855 ["1854"]). Descriptions of fifty-seven new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22(277): 286–288; 22(278): 289–298 [8 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747711
page(s): 291 [details]
basis of record Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [details]
page(s): 291 [details]
basis of record Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Bulimus adumbratus Pfeiffer, 1855; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3508209) (from synonym Bulimus adumbratus L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
