MolluscaBase - Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

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Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

AphiaID

1482013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1482013)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Achatinella apexfulva apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatinella Swainson, 1828

Original name

Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

Synonymised names

Achatinella (Achatinella) apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856 · alternative representation

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Variety Achatinella apicata var. alba Sykes, 1900 accepted as Achatinella apexfulva alba Sykes, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

Pfeiffer, L. (1856). Descriptions of sixteen new species of Achatinella, from Mr. Cuming's collection, collected by Dr. Newcomb in the Sandwich Islands. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London. 23 (297) [“1855”]: 207–210. London [5 February].
page(s): 210 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1482013 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-02-10 06:21:21Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2023-03-09 01:03:24Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Pfeiffer, L. (1856). Descriptions of sixteen new species of Achatinella, from Mr. Cuming's collection, collected by Dr. Newcomb in the Sandwich Islands. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London. 23 (297) [“1855”]: 207–210. London [5 February].
page(s): 210 [details]