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Plekocheilus plectostylus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)

To NHMUK collection (Bulimus plectostylus Pfeiffer, 1848; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506635)
To NHMUK collection (Bulimus plectostylus Pfeiffer, 1848; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506635)

1063248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1063248)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Orthalicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Orthalicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Amphibulimidae (Family)
  14. Plekocheilus (Genus)
  15. Plekocheilus plectostylus (Species)
accepted
Species
Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848) Pfeiffer, L. (1848). Descriptions of nineteen new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15 (179) [“1847”]: 228–232. London [29 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12863012
page(s): 230 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Venezuela  
type locality contained in Venezuela [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Plekocheilus plectostylus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1063248 on 2026-07-16
Date
action
by
2018-03-05 09:17:31Z
created
Breure, Bram
2021-04-20 15:54:36Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description (of Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848) Pfeiffer, L. (1848). Descriptions of nineteen new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15 (179) [“1847”]: 228–232. London [29 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12863012
page(s): 230 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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To NHMUK collection (Bulimus plectostylus Pfeiffer, 1848; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506635) (from synonym Bulimus plectostylus L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
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