MolluscaBase - Helix (Geotrochus) blanfordi H. Adams, 1865

MolluscaBase name details

Helix (Geotrochus) blanfordi H. Adams, 1865

AphiaID

1546918 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1546918)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Invalid: junior primary homonym of Helix blanfordi Theobald, 1859: Helix (Geotrochus) blanfordiana H. Adams, 1869 is a replacement name.)

Accepted name

Helix (Geotrochus) blanfordiana H. Adams, 1869 accepted as Papuina blanfordiana (H. Adams, 1869)

Rank

Species

Parent

Helix (Geotrochus) van Hasselt, 1823 accepted as Geotrochus van Hasselt, 1823

Original name

Helix (Geotrochus) blanfordi H. Adams, 1865

Environment

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

Original description

Wallace, A. R. (1865). List of the land shells collected by Mr. Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species by Mr. Henry Adams. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 405-416, pl. 21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497364
page(s): 415-416, pl. 21, fig. 1. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in New Guinea

type locality contained in New Guinea [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix (Geotrochus) blanfordi H. Adams, 1865. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1546918 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-10-25 09:18:10Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Wallace, A. R. (1865). List of the land shells collected by Mr. Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species by Mr. Henry Adams. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 405-416, pl. 21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497364
page(s): 415-416, pl. 21, fig. 1. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality