MolluscaBase - Serpaea varicosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

MolluscaBase name details

Serpaea varicosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

AphiaID

1492896 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1492896)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Cochlitoma varicosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

Rank

Species

Parent

Serpaea Bourguignat, 1890 accepted as Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina varicosa L. Pfeiffer, 1861

Environment

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

Original description

(of Achatina varicosa L. Pfeiffer, 1861) Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Diagnosen neu entdeckter Landschnecken. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 8(2): 70-75, pls. 1-2 [Apr.]; 8(4): 167-174, pl. 3 [Nov.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919883
page(s): 73 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Serpaea varicosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1861). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1492896 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-03-19 09:51:01Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description (of Achatina varicosa L. Pfeiffer, 1861) Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Diagnosen neu entdeckter Landschnecken. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 8(2): 70-75, pls. 1-2 [Apr.]; 8(4): 167-174, pl. 3 [Nov.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919883
page(s): 73 [details]

basis of record Bourguignat, J.-R. (1890). Mollusques de l'Afrique équatoriale de Moguedouchou à Bagamoyo et de Bagamoyo au Tanganika. 1-229, pls 1-8. Book dated 1889, publication date 1890., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12909251
page(s): 86. [details]