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Hypselostyla elegans (C. Semper, 1877)
1459256 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1459256)
accepted
Species
Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cochlostyla (Hypselostyla) elegans C. Semper, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cochlostyla elegans C. Semper, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cochlostyla siquijorensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) · unaccepted (secondary homonym of Cochlostyla...)
secondary homonym of Cochlostyla siquijorensis (Broderip, 1841); C. elegans is a replacement name.
Helicostyla (Hypselostyla) elegans (C. Semper, 1877) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
(of Cochlostyla elegans C. Semper, 1877) Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 210; note: nom nov. pro Cochlostyla siquijorensis (Pfeiffer, 1845) not C. siquijorensis (Broderip, 1841) [details]
page(s): 210; note: nom nov. pro Cochlostyla siquijorensis (Pfeiffer, 1845) not C. siquijorensis (Broderip, 1841) [details]
Taxonomic remark Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 is a homonym of Helix siquijorensis Broderip, 1841 only in the genus Cochlostyla....
Taxonomic remark Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 is a homonym of Helix siquijorensis Broderip, 1841 only in the genus Cochlostyla. Helix siquijorensis Broderip, 1841 is now assigned to the genus Anixa, while Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 is now placed in Hypselostyla, rendering Cochlostyla elegans C. Semper, 1877 an unnecessary replacement name. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hypselostyla elegans (C. Semper, 1877). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1459256 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Cochlostyla elegans C. Semper, 1877) Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 210; note: nom nov. pro Cochlostyla siquijorensis (Pfeiffer, 1845) not C. siquijorensis (Broderip, 1841) [details]
original description (of Cochlostyla siquijorensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)) Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Descriptions of twenty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collections of Miss Saul, Walton Esq., and H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 (148/149): 71–75. London [31 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862567
page(s): 74 [details]
original description (of Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Descriptions of twenty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collections of Miss Saul, Walton Esq., and H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 (148/149): 71–75. London [31 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862567
page(s): 74 [details]
page(s): 210; note: nom nov. pro Cochlostyla siquijorensis (Pfeiffer, 1845) not C. siquijorensis (Broderip, 1841) [details]
original description (of Cochlostyla siquijorensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)) Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Descriptions of twenty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collections of Miss Saul, Walton Esq., and H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 (148/149): 71–75. London [31 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862567
page(s): 74 [details]
original description (of Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Descriptions of twenty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collections of Miss Saul, Walton Esq., and H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 (148/149): 71–75. London [31 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862567
page(s): 74 [details]
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Taxonomic remark Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 is a homonym of Helix siquijorensis Broderip, 1841 only in the genus Cochlostyla. Helix siquijorensis Broderip, 1841 is now assigned to the genus Anixa, while Bulimus siquijorensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 is now placed in Hypselostyla, rendering Cochlostyla elegans C. Semper, 1877 an unnecessary replacement name. [details]
