MolluscaBase - Achatinella ovum L. Pfeiffer, 1857

MolluscaBase name details

Achatinella ovum L. Pfeiffer, 1857

AphiaID

1481958 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1481958)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Achatinella apexfulva ovum L. Pfeiffer, 1857

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatinella Swainson, 1828

Original name

Achatinella (Achatinellastrum) ovum (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Achatinella (Achatinellastrum) ovum (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)) Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Descriptions of fifty-eight new species of Helicea from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (321) [“1856”]: 324–336. London [10 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860878
page(s): 334 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Oahu Island

type locality contained in Oahu Island [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatinella ovum L. Pfeiffer, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1481958 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-02-10 06:21:21Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2023-03-31 22:40:13Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description (of Achatinella (Achatinellastrum) ovum (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)) Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Descriptions of fifty-eight new species of Helicea from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (321) [“1856”]: 324–336. London [10 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860878
page(s): 334 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality