MolluscaBase taxon details
Tortulosa marginata (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
1450961 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1450961)
accepted
Species
Cataulus marginatus L. Pfeiffer, 1854 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tortulosa (Eucataulus) marginata (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) · alternative representation
- Variety Tortulosa marginata var. crenulata (Fulton, 1904)
- Variety Tortulosa marginata var. notata (Sykes, 1905) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
(of Cataulus marginatus L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of twenty-three new species of land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21 (250–251) [“1853”]: 48–53. London [25 July]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747171
page(s): 52 [details]
page(s): 52 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tortulosa marginata (L. Pfeiffer, 1854). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1450961 on 2025-04-23
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(of Cataulus marginatus L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of twenty-three new species of land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 21 (250–251) [“1853”]: 48–53. London [25 July]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747171
page(s): 52 [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): 52 [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
