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Spiraxis cumingiana L. Pfeiffer, 1855
1454250 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1454250)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Description of nine new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23: 106–108, pl. 32. London [13 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747991
page(s): 106 [details]
page(s): 106 [details]
Type locality contained in Kauai Island
, Note As Kanai
type locality contained in Kauai Island (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality As Kanai [details]
Etymology Named for the English naturalist, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865).
Etymology Named for the English naturalist, Hugh Cuming (1791-1865). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spiraxis cumingiana L. Pfeiffer, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1454250 on 2025-09-11
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Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Description of nine new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23: 106–108, pl. 32. London [13 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747991
page(s): 106 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 111 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 106 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 111 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
