MolluscaBase - Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892

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Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892

AphiaID

997363 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:997363)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Pfeifferia (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892 represented as Pfeifferia J. E. Gray, 1853

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Helix aurata G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 accepted as Pfeifferia aurata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) (type by original designation)

Parent

Helicostyla A. Férussac, 1821

Original name

Cochlostyla (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892

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Species Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) aurata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) accepted as Pfeifferia aurata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) (unaccepted combination)
Species Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) erubescens (C. Semper, 1877) accepted as Pfeifferia erubescens (C. Semper, 1877) (unaccepted combination)
Species Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) lividocincta (C. Semper, 1877) accepted as Pfeifferia lividocincta (C. Semper, 1877) (unaccepted combination)
Species Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) luteocincta (C. Semper, 1877) accepted as Pfeifferia luteocincta (C. Semper, 1877) (unaccepted combination)
Species Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) pudibunda (C. Semper, 1877) accepted as Pfeifferia pudibunda (C. Semper, 1877) (unaccepted combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cochlostyla (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1891-1892). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 7: Helicidae, vol.5. pp 1-225, pls 1-61. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Aug. 3, 1891; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 3, 1891; pp. 129-192, pls. 31-45, Jan. 30, 1892; pp. 193-225, pls. 46-61, Apr. 25, 1892]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102230
page(s): 169 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicostyla (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=997363 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-06-15 08:11:33Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description (of Cochlostyla (Chromatosphaera) Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1891-1892). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 7: Helicidae, vol.5. pp 1-225, pls 1-61. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Aug. 3, 1891; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 3, 1891; pp. 129-192, pls. 31-45, Jan. 30, 1892; pp. 193-225, pls. 46-61, Apr. 25, 1892]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102230
page(s): 169 [details]

basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]