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Varicella (Varicella) similis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
1494438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1494438)
unaccepted (junior homonym of Achatina similis de Boissy, 1848)
Species
- Variety Varicella (Varicella) similis var. biplicatula Pilsbry, 1907 accepted as Euvaricella biplicatula (Pilsbry, 1907) (original combination)
- Variety Varicella (Varicella) similis var. longa Pilsbry, 1907 accepted as Euvaricella biplicatula longior (Pilsbry, 1909) (junior homonym of Varicella costulata var. longa Pilsbry, 1907 (pg. 68))
(of Achatina similis C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of land shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 7: 101-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796515
page(s): 103-104 [details]
page(s): 103-104 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Varicella (Varicella) similis (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494438 on 2025-09-11
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(of Achatina similis C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of land shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 7: 101-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796515
page(s): 103-104 [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1907-1908). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 19: Oleacinidae, Ferussacidae. pp xxvii, 1-366, pls 1-52. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-10, 26 June 1907; pp. 65-128, pls 11-20, 31 Aug. 1907; pp. 129-192, pls 21-30, 9 December 1907; i-xxvii, pp. 193-366, pls 31-52, 31 July 1908]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1099043
page(s): 104-106 , pl. 17, figs. 10-11 [details]
page(s): 103-104 [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1907-1908). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 19: Oleacinidae, Ferussacidae. pp xxvii, 1-366, pls 1-52. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-10, 26 June 1907; pp. 65-128, pls 11-20, 31 Aug. 1907; pp. 129-192, pls 21-30, 9 December 1907; i-xxvii, pp. 193-366, pls 31-52, 31 July 1908]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1099043
page(s): 104-106 , pl. 17, figs. 10-11 [details]
