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Karolus consobrinus (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
1308101 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1308101)
accepted
Species
Achatina pygmaea L. Pfeiffer, 1847 · unaccepted
Bulimus (Achatina) consobrina A. d'Orbigny, 1841 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caecilioides (Karolus) consobrina (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Caecilioides (Karolus) consobrina minutissima (Guppy, 1868) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Caecilioides consobrina (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caecilioides minutissima (Guppy, 1868) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cecilioides (Karolus) consobrina (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Cecilioides (Karolus) consobrina [sic] · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Cecilioides (Karolus) consobrinus (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · alternative representation
Cecilioides (Karolus) consobrinus minutissima (Guppy, 1868) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cecilioides consobrina (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Geostilbia mazei Crosse, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Geostilbia minutissima (Guppy, 1868) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Glandina minutissima Guppy, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Karolus consobrinus primus de Folin, 1870
recent only
(of Bulimus (Achatina) consobrina A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 1: 170 [1841]; pl. 11 figs 7-9 [1842] [details]
page(s): 1: 170 [1841]; pl. 11 figs 7-9 [1842] [details]
Type locality contained in Cuba, Cuba
type locality contained in Cuba [details]
type locality contained in Cuba [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Cuba [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Caribe and South America to Argentina
Distribution Caribe and South America to Argentina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Karolus consobrinus (A. d'Orbigny, 1841). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308101 on 2025-07-06
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original description
(of Bulimus (Achatina) consobrina A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 1: 170 [1841]; pl. 11 figs 7-9 [1842] [details]
original description (of Glandina minutissima Guppy, 1868) Guppy, R. J. L. (1868). Further additions to the catalogue of the land and freshwater Molluska of Trinidad. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 1(5):237-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54075248#page/305/
page(s): 239 [details]
original description (of Achatina pygmaea L. Pfeiffer, 1847) Pfeiffer, L. (1847). Diagnosen neuer Landschnecken. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. Cassel (Theodor Fischer).</em> 4 (10): 145-151., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292139
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Geostilbia mazei Crosse, 1883) Mazé, H. (1883). Catalogue révisé des Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guadeloupe et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 31(1): 5-54., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15857016
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 183 [details]
basis of record Miquel, S. E.; Herrera, H. W. (2014). Catalogue of terrestrial gastropods from Galápagos (except Bulimulidae and Succineidae) with description of a new species of <I>Ambrosiella</I> Odhner (Achatinellidae) (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 143(2): 107-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/143/107-133
page(s): 122, fig. 33, map 7 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hovestadt A. & Neckheim C. M. (2020). A critical checklist of the non-marine molluscs of St. Martin, with notes on the terrestrial malacofauna of Anguilla and Saint-Barthélemy, and the description of a new subspecies. <em>Folia Conchyliologica.</em> 57: 1-38., available online at http://cernuelle.com/file/Folia conchyliologica 57.pdf
page(s): 20-21 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. A. & Robinson, D. G. (2021). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island. <em>Novitates Caribaea.</em> 17: 71–146., available online at http://www.novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/250
page(s): 106 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Robinson, D. G., Fields, A. & Zimmerman, F. J. (2004). The terrestrial malacofauna of Trinidad and Tobago. <em>Interim report.</em> 1-21.
page(s): 7 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Salvador, R. B., Miranda, M. S., Silva, F. S., Oliveira, C. D. C., Arruda, J. O., Cavallari, D. C., Gomes, S. R., La Pasta, A., Pena, M. S., Ovando, X. M. C., Rosa, R. M., Salles, A. C. A., Santos, S. B., Simone, L. R. L. & Machado, F. M. (2024). Checklist of the terrestrial gastropods of Brazil. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 45(2): 142-185.
page(s): 152 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 1: 170 [1841]; pl. 11 figs 7-9 [1842] [details]
original description (of Glandina minutissima Guppy, 1868) Guppy, R. J. L. (1868). Further additions to the catalogue of the land and freshwater Molluska of Trinidad. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 1(5):237-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54075248#page/305/
page(s): 239 [details]
original description (of Achatina pygmaea L. Pfeiffer, 1847) Pfeiffer, L. (1847). Diagnosen neuer Landschnecken. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. Cassel (Theodor Fischer).</em> 4 (10): 145-151., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292139
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Geostilbia mazei Crosse, 1883) Mazé, H. (1883). Catalogue révisé des Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Guadeloupe et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 31(1): 5-54., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15857016
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 183 [details]
basis of record Miquel, S. E.; Herrera, H. W. (2014). Catalogue of terrestrial gastropods from Galápagos (except Bulimulidae and Succineidae) with description of a new species of <I>Ambrosiella</I> Odhner (Achatinellidae) (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 143(2): 107-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/143/107-133
page(s): 122, fig. 33, map 7 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hovestadt A. & Neckheim C. M. (2020). A critical checklist of the non-marine molluscs of St. Martin, with notes on the terrestrial malacofauna of Anguilla and Saint-Barthélemy, and the description of a new subspecies. <em>Folia Conchyliologica.</em> 57: 1-38., available online at http://cernuelle.com/file/Folia conchyliologica 57.pdf
page(s): 20-21 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. A. & Robinson, D. G. (2021). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island. <em>Novitates Caribaea.</em> 17: 71–146., available online at http://www.novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/250
page(s): 106 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Robinson, D. G., Fields, A. & Zimmerman, F. J. (2004). The terrestrial malacofauna of Trinidad and Tobago. <em>Interim report.</em> 1-21.
page(s): 7 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Salvador, R. B., Miranda, M. S., Silva, F. S., Oliveira, C. D. C., Arruda, J. O., Cavallari, D. C., Gomes, S. R., La Pasta, A., Pena, M. S., Ovando, X. M. C., Rosa, R. M., Salles, A. C. A., Santos, S. B., Simone, L. R. L. & Machado, F. M. (2024). Checklist of the terrestrial gastropods of Brazil. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 45(2): 142-185.
page(s): 152 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 151 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Caribe and South America to Argentina [details]
To NHMUK collection (Achatina consobrina d' Orbigny, 1841; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:7087811) (from synonym Bulimus (Achatina) consobrina A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
