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Achatinella pulcherrima aptycha L. Pfeiffer, 1855
1452531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452531)
accepted
Subspecies
Achatinella (Bulimella) pulcherrima aptycha L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · alternative representation
Achatinella aptycha L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Partulina aptycha (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) · unaccepted > superseded rank
(of Achatinella aptycha L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of twenty-seven new species of <i>Achatinella</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq., collected by Dr. Newcomb and by Mons. D. Frick, late Consul-General of France at the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 23(284): 1–7, pl. 30. London [27 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747832
page(s): 1, pl. 30, fig. 1. [details]
page(s): 1, pl. 30, fig. 1. [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatinella pulcherrima aptycha L. Pfeiffer, 1855. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452531 on 2025-09-11
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(of Achatinella aptycha L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of twenty-seven new species of <i>Achatinella</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq., collected by Dr. Newcomb and by Mons. D. Frick, late Consul-General of France at the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 23(284): 1–7, pl. 30. London [27 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747832
page(s): 1, pl. 30, fig. 1. [details]
basis of record Severns M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands -- The land shells. Addendum 3: A reevaluation of the taxonomic status of two Hawaiian tree snails belonging to the genus <i>Achatinella</i> erroneously placed in the genus <i>Partulina</i>. 428-430, pl. 1. ConchBooks. [details]
page(s): 1, pl. 30, fig. 1. [details]
basis of record Severns M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands -- The land shells. Addendum 3: A reevaluation of the taxonomic status of two Hawaiian tree snails belonging to the genus <i>Achatinella</i> erroneously placed in the genus <i>Partulina</i>. 428-430, pl. 1. ConchBooks. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
