MolluscaBase taxon details
Mesembrinus cactivorus (Broderip, 1832)
1713537 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1713537)
accepted
Species
Bulimulus nitidulus H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name)
Bulinus cactivorus Broderip, 1832 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bulinus nitidus Broderip, 1832 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) cactivorus (Broderip, 1832) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) nitidus (Broderip, 1832) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Drymaeus cactivorus (Broderip, 1832) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Drymaeus nitidus (Broderip, 1832) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Mesembrinus nitidus (Broderip, 1832) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Otostomus (Mormus) occidentalis K. Miller, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
(of Bulinus cactivorus Broderip, 1832) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 31 [details]
page(s): 31 [details]
Type locality contained in Colombia
type locality contained in Colombia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy new comb. herein, based on the ranking of Mesembrinus by Salvador et al. (2023)
Taxonomy new comb. herein, based on the ranking of Mesembrinus by Salvador et al. (2023) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesembrinus cactivorus (Broderip, 1832). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1713537 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Bulinus cactivorus Broderip, 1832) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 31 [details]
original description (of Bulinus nitidus Broderip, 1832) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 31 [details]
original description (of Otostomus (Mormus) occidentalis K. Miller, 1879) Miller, K. (1879). Die Binnenmollusken von Ecuador. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter, Neue Folgen.</em> 1: 117-203, pls 4-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35675090
page(s): 121, pl. 13, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Bulimulus nitidulus H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 67 [details]
basis of record Breure, A. S. H.; Oroño, E. S.; Ablett, J. D.; Vega-Luz, R.; Ávila, V. M. (2024). Struggling with shells: Drymaeus Albers, 1850 and Mesembrinus Albers, 1850 species (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bulimulidae) from Peru—an illustrated checklist and descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 42(2): 293-367., available online at https://doi.org/10.61733/jconch/4530 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 31 [details]
original description (of Bulinus nitidus Broderip, 1832) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 31 [details]
original description (of Otostomus (Mormus) occidentalis K. Miller, 1879) Miller, K. (1879). Die Binnenmollusken von Ecuador. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter, Neue Folgen.</em> 1: 117-203, pls 4-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35675090
page(s): 121, pl. 13, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Bulimulus nitidulus H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 67 [details]
basis of record Breure, A. S. H.; Oroño, E. S.; Ablett, J. D.; Vega-Luz, R.; Ávila, V. M. (2024). Struggling with shells: Drymaeus Albers, 1850 and Mesembrinus Albers, 1850 species (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bulimulidae) from Peru—an illustrated checklist and descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 42(2): 293-367., available online at https://doi.org/10.61733/jconch/4530 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy new comb. herein, based on the ranking of Mesembrinus by Salvador et al. (2023) [details]
