MolluscaBase name details
Balea newcombi L. Pfeiffer, 1854
1486065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1486065)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of sixty-six new land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 20 (241) [“1852”]: 56-64; 20 (242) [“1852”]: 65-70. London [22 March] & [23 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680666
page(s): 67. [details]
page(s): 67. [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Wesley Newcomb [M.D.] (1818-1892).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Wesley Newcomb [M.D.] (1818-1892). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Balea newcombi L. Pfeiffer, 1854. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1486065 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of sixty-six new land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 20 (241) [“1852”]: 56-64; 20 (242) [“1852”]: 65-70. London [22 March] & [23 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680666
page(s): 67. [details]
page(s): 67. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Wesley Newcomb [M.D.] (1818-1892). [details]
