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Varicella (Varicellula) tenera (C. B. Adams, 1850)
1495269 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1495269)
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Species
Varicella (Varicellula) Pilsbry, 1907 represented as Varicella L. Pfeiffer, 1854
- Subspecies Varicella (Varicellula) tenera roperi Pilsbry, 1907 represented as Varicella tenera roperi Pilsbry, 1907
- Subspecies Varicella (Varicellula) tenera tenera (C. B. Adams, 1850) represented as Varicella tenera tenera (C. B. Adams, 1850)
(of Achatina tenera 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): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varicella (Varicellula) tenera (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1495269 on 2025-09-11
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(of Achatina tenera 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): 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): 77-78, pl. 10, fig. 56 [details]
page(s): 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): 77-78, pl. 10, fig. 56 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
