MolluscaBase - Dryocochlias unica (L. Pfeiffer, 1843)

MolluscaBase name details

Dryocochlias unica (L. Pfeiffer, 1843)

AphiaID

1461203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1461203)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Orthostylus unicus (L. Pfeiffer, 1843)

Rank

Species

Parent

Dryocochlias Möllendorff, 1898 accepted as Orthostylus H. Beck, 1837

Original name

Helix unica L. Pfeiffer, 1843

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Helix unica L. Pfeiffer, 1843) Pfeiffer, L. (1843). Descriptions of new species of shells collected by H. Cuming, Esq. in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 10 (118) ["1842"]: 150–153. London [28 February]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679912
page(s): 151 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dryocochlias unica (L. Pfeiffer, 1843). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1461203 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-10-04 23:24:49Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

2023-04-29 20:45:54Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix unica L. Pfeiffer, 1843) Pfeiffer, L. (1843). Descriptions of new species of shells collected by H. Cuming, Esq. in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 10 (118) ["1842"]: 150–153. London [28 February]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679912
page(s): 151 [details]