MolluscaBase - Amastra (Metamastra) transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)

Traits name details

Amastra (Metamastra) transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)

AphiaID

1716682 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1716682)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Amastra transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)

Rank

Species

Parent

Amastra (Metamastra) Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911 represented as Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855

Original name

Achatinella (Laminella) transversalis L. Pfeiffer, 1856

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Subspecies Amastra (Metamastra) transversalis bryani Pilsbry & C. M. Cooke, 1914 represented as Amastra transversalis bryani Pilsbry & C. M. Cooke, 1914
Subspecies Amastra (Metamastra) transversalis transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) represented as Amastra transversalis transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Pfeiffer, L. (1856). Descriptions of twenty-three new species of Achatinella, collected by Mr. D. Frick in the Sandwich Islands; from Mr. Cuming's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 23 (297) [“1855”]: 202–206. London [5 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748103
page(s): 204 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amastra (Metamastra) transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1716682 on 2025-04-27

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Amastra (Metamastra) transversalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1716682 on 2025-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-11-04 13:24:04Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Sources (2)

original description (of ) Pfeiffer, L. (1856). Descriptions of twenty-three new species of Achatinella, collected by Mr. D. Frick in the Sandwich Islands; from Mr. Cuming's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 23 (297) [“1855”]: 202–206. London [5 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748103
page(s): 204 [details]

basis of record Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 107 [details] Available for editors