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Varicella caymanensis Pilsbry, 1942
1488380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1488380)
accepted
Species
Varicella (Varicella) caymanensis Pilsbry, 1942 · alternative representation
Varicella caymanensis ampla Pilsbry, 1942 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Varicella lewisi Pilsbry, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Varicella caymanensis caymanensis Pilsbry, 1942
- Subspecies Varicella caymanensis ampla Pilsbry, 1942 accepted as Varicella caymanensis Pilsbry, 1942 (junior synonym)
Pilsbry, H. A. (1942). Land Mollusca of the Cayman Islands collected by the Oxford University Biological Expedition, 1938. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(1): 1-9, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520096
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Cayman Islands
type locality contained in Cayman Islands (origin: native) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varicella caymanensis Pilsbry, 1942. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1488380 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1942). Land Mollusca of the Cayman Islands collected by the Oxford University Biological Expedition, 1938. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(1): 1-9, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520096
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Varicella caymanensis ampla Pilsbry, 1942) Pilsbry, H. A. (1942). Land Mollusca of the Cayman Islands collected by the Oxford University Biological Expedition, 1938. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(1): 1-9, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520096
page(s): 8, pl. 1, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Varicella lewisi Pilsbry, 1949) Pilsbry, H. A. (1949). Land mollusks of Cayman Brac. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(2): 37-48, pl. 3, figs. 1-7, pl.4, text-fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520512
page(s): 47-48, pl. 3, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Varicella caymanensis ampla Pilsbry, 1942) Pilsbry, H. A. (1942). Land Mollusca of the Cayman Islands collected by the Oxford University Biological Expedition, 1938. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(1): 1-9, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520096
page(s): 8, pl. 1, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Varicella lewisi Pilsbry, 1949) Pilsbry, H. A. (1949). Land mollusks of Cayman Brac. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(2): 37-48, pl. 3, figs. 1-7, pl.4, text-fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520512
page(s): 47-48, pl. 3, fig. 6 [details]




To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Varicella caymanensis. Pilsbry, 1942. Nautilus 56 (1): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 6 - catalog no. 265779)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Varicella lewisi. Pilsbry, 1949. Nautilus 63 (2): 47-48, pl. 3, fig. 6 - catalog no. 272751) (from synonym Varicella lewisi Pilsbry, 1949)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Varicella lewisi. Pilsbry, 1949. Nautilus 63 (2): 47-48, pl. 3, fig. 6 - catalog no. 272751) (from synonym Varicella lewisi Pilsbry, 1949)
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Hosted externally, from synonym