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Helix newcombi L. Pfeiffer, 1855
1519366 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1519366)
unaccepted > junior homonym (and junior synonym of Helix newcombi Reeve, 1854)
Species
Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of forty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (263) [“1854”]: 49-57. London [10 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747430
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
Note Oahu, Sandwich Islands
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Type locality Oahu, Sandwich 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. Helix newcombi L. Pfeiffer, 1855. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519366 on 2025-09-11
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Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of forty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (263) [“1854”]: 49-57. London [10 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747430
page(s): 51 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 164 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 51 [details]
additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 164 [details] Available for editors
[request]