MolluscaBase - Leptachatina nitida (Newcomb, 1853)

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Leptachatina nitida (Newcomb, 1853)

AphiaID

1724886 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1724886)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Leptachatina A. Gould, 1847

Original name

Achatinella nitida Newcomb, 1853

Synonymised names

Leptachatina (Leptachatina) nitida (Newcomb, 1853) · alternative representation

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Subspecies Leptachatina nitida occidentalis C. M. Cooke, 1910

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Newcomb, W. (1853). Descriptions of new species of Achatinella from Sandwich Islands. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. 6: 18-30., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16023608
page(s): 29 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptachatina nitida (Newcomb, 1853). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1724886 on 2025-04-24

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Leptachatina nitida (Newcomb, 1853). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1724886 on 2025-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-12-21 17:22:51Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description (of ) Newcomb, W. (1853). Descriptions of new species of Achatinella from Sandwich Islands. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. 6: 18-30., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16023608
page(s): 29 [details]

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