MolluscaBase taxon details
Phenacohelix pilula (Reeve, 1852)
821279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:821279)
accepted
Species
Flammulina (Phenacohelix) leptalea Suter, 1907 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Helix chordata L. Pfeiffer, 1861 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Helix iota L. Pfeiffer, 1853 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym)
Helix pilula Reeve, 1852 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Phenacohelix pilula var. unicolor Suter, 1894 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Phenacohelix pilula var. unicolor Suter, 1894 accepted as Phenacohelix pilula (Reeve, 1852) (junior subjective synonym)
(of Helix pilula Reeve, 1852) Reeve, L. A. (1851-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Helix</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 7, pls. 1-210 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [publication dates: pls. 1-6, Mar. 1851; 7-14, Apr. 1851; 15-22, May 1851; 23-30, Jun. 1851; 31-38, Jul. 1861; 39-46, Sept. 1851; 47-54, Oct. 1851; 55-62, Dec. 1851; 63-70, Jan. 1852; 71-78, Feb. 1852; 79-86, Mar. 1852; 87-94, Apr. 1852; 95-102, May 1852; 103-110, Jun. 1852; 111-126, Aug. 1852; 127-134, Oct. 1852 [pl. 133 as “Oct. 1851”]; 135-142, Nov. 1852; 143-146, Dec. 1852; 147-150, Feb. 1853; 151-154, Apr. 1853; 155-162, May 1853; 163-166, Jun. 1853; 167-170, Jul. 1853; 171-174, Oct. 1853; 175, 176, Apr. 1854; 177, May 1854; 178-185, Jun. 1854; 186-189, Jul. 1854; 190-193, Aug. 1854; 194, 195, Sept. 1854; 196-210, Dec. 1854]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120877
page(s): pl. 132, sp. 809 [details]
page(s): pl. 132, sp. 809 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand
type locality contained in New Zealand (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phenacohelix pilula (Reeve, 1852). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=821279 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Flammulina (Phenacohelix) leptalea Suter, 1907) Suter, H. (1907). Descriptions of new non-marine shells from New Zealand. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 236–240.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797710
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Phenacohelix pilula var. unicolor Suter, 1894) Suter, H. (1894). Further contributions to the knowledge of the molluscan fauna of New Zealand, with descriptions of eight new species. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 26: 121–138.</em>
page(s): 134 [details]
original description (of Helix pilula Reeve, 1852) Reeve, L. A. (1851-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Helix</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 7, pls. 1-210 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [publication dates: pls. 1-6, Mar. 1851; 7-14, Apr. 1851; 15-22, May 1851; 23-30, Jun. 1851; 31-38, Jul. 1861; 39-46, Sept. 1851; 47-54, Oct. 1851; 55-62, Dec. 1851; 63-70, Jan. 1852; 71-78, Feb. 1852; 79-86, Mar. 1852; 87-94, Apr. 1852; 95-102, May 1852; 103-110, Jun. 1852; 111-126, Aug. 1852; 127-134, Oct. 1852 [pl. 133 as “Oct. 1851”]; 135-142, Nov. 1852; 143-146, Dec. 1852; 147-150, Feb. 1853; 151-154, Apr. 1853; 155-162, May 1853; 163-166, Jun. 1853; 167-170, Jul. 1853; 171-174, Oct. 1853; 175, 176, Apr. 1854; 177, May 1854; 178-185, Jun. 1854; 186-189, Jul. 1854; 190-193, Aug. 1854; 194, 195, Sept. 1854; 196-210, Dec. 1854]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120877
page(s): pl. 132, sp. 809 [details]
original description (of Helix chordata L. Pfeiffer, 1861) Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Diagnosen einiger Landschnecken von Neuseeland. Malakozoologische Blätter, 8: 146-150. Cassel., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919959
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Helix iota L. Pfeiffer, 1853) Pfeiffer, L. (1853). <i>Monographia heliceorum viventium. Sistens descriptiones systematicas et criticas omnium huius familiae generum et specierum hodie cognitarum</i>. Volumen tertium [Vol. 3]. Lipsiae: Brockhaus. i-viii + 711 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11646394
page(s): 69 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Phenacohelix pilula var. unicolor Suter, 1894) Suter, H. (1894). Further contributions to the knowledge of the molluscan fauna of New Zealand, with descriptions of eight new species. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 26: 121–138.</em>
page(s): 134 [details]
original description (of Helix pilula Reeve, 1852) Reeve, L. A. (1851-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Helix</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 7, pls. 1-210 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [publication dates: pls. 1-6, Mar. 1851; 7-14, Apr. 1851; 15-22, May 1851; 23-30, Jun. 1851; 31-38, Jul. 1861; 39-46, Sept. 1851; 47-54, Oct. 1851; 55-62, Dec. 1851; 63-70, Jan. 1852; 71-78, Feb. 1852; 79-86, Mar. 1852; 87-94, Apr. 1852; 95-102, May 1852; 103-110, Jun. 1852; 111-126, Aug. 1852; 127-134, Oct. 1852 [pl. 133 as “Oct. 1851”]; 135-142, Nov. 1852; 143-146, Dec. 1852; 147-150, Feb. 1853; 151-154, Apr. 1853; 155-162, May 1853; 163-166, Jun. 1853; 167-170, Jul. 1853; 171-174, Oct. 1853; 175, 176, Apr. 1854; 177, May 1854; 178-185, Jun. 1854; 186-189, Jul. 1854; 190-193, Aug. 1854; 194, 195, Sept. 1854; 196-210, Dec. 1854]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120877
page(s): pl. 132, sp. 809 [details]
original description (of Helix chordata L. Pfeiffer, 1861) Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Diagnosen einiger Landschnecken von Neuseeland. Malakozoologische Blätter, 8: 146-150. Cassel., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919959
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Helix iota L. Pfeiffer, 1853) Pfeiffer, L. (1853). <i>Monographia heliceorum viventium. Sistens descriptiones systematicas et criticas omnium huius familiae generum et specierum hodie cognitarum</i>. Volumen tertium [Vol. 3]. Lipsiae: Brockhaus. i-viii + 711 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11646394
page(s): 69 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Phenacohelix pilula (Reeve, 1852))
To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.125126; Flammulina (Phenacohelix) leptalea Suter, 1907; lectotype) (from synonym Flammulina (Phenacohelix) leptalea Suter, 1907)
To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.125193; Phenacohelix pilula unicolor Suter, 1894; syntype) (from synonym Phenacohelix pilula var. unicolor Suter, 1894)
To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.125126; Flammulina (Phenacohelix) leptalea Suter, 1907; lectotype) (from synonym Flammulina (Phenacohelix) leptalea Suter, 1907)
To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.125193; Phenacohelix pilula unicolor Suter, 1894; syntype) (from synonym Phenacohelix pilula var. unicolor Suter, 1894)
