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Ampelita xystera (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
1310363 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1310363)
accepted
Species
Ampelita (Xystera) xystera (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) · alternative representation
Ampelita hemioxia Pilsbry, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ampelita shavi (E. A. Smith, 1879) · unaccepted
Ampelita sikorae Ancey, 1890 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix (Ampelita) shavi E. A. Smith, 1879 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix novacula · unaccepted (misspelling of specific epithet)
Helix novaeula E. von Martens, 1879 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Helix subfunebris Mabille, 1886 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix xystera L. Pfeiffer, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Helix xystera L. Pfeiffer, 1841) Pfeiffer, L. (1841). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>. Sectio prima [vol. 1]. Kassel: Th. Fischer. 88 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254132
page(s): 41 [details]
page(s): 41 [details]
Type locality contained in Madagascar
type locality contained in Madagascar [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ampelita xystera (L. Pfeiffer, 1841). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1310363 on 2026-09-18
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original description
(of Ampelita sikorae Ancey, 1890) Ancey, C. F. (1890). Mollusques nouveaux de l'Archipel d'Hawai, de Madagascar et de l'Afrique Équatoriale. Bulletins de la Société malacologique de France 7: 339–347. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16122601
page(s): 344 [details]
original description (of Helix subfunebris Mabille, 1886) Mabille, J. (1886). Diagnoses testarum novarum. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (7) 10 (3): 123-135; (7) 10 (4): 182-183. Paris, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31945887
page(s): 126. [details]
original description (of Helix novaeula E. von Martens, 1879) Martens, E. von. (1879). [Descriptions of nonmarine Mollusca]. In: Pfeiffer, K. (ed.) Novitates Conchologicae. Series Prima. Mollusca extramarina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder kritischer Land- und Süßwassermollusken, vol. 5, 175–197. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10946216
page(s): 181, pl. 152, figs 4-6. [details]
original description (of Helix xystera L. Pfeiffer, 1841) Pfeiffer, L. (1841). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>. Sectio prima [vol. 1]. Kassel: Th. Fischer. 88 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254132
page(s): 41 [details]
original description (of Ampelita hemioxia Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 9: Helicidae, Vol. 7, Guide to the study of Helices. pp i-xlviii, 1-366, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-14, 16 Nov 1893; pp. 49-112, pls 15-28, 19 Mar 1894; pp. 113-160, pls 29-40, 27 Jul 1894; pp. 161-366, pls 41-71, i-xlviii, 2 Feb 1895; index 1-126, April 1895]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102607
page(s): 157, pl. 41, figs. 31-33; note: Not fully described until Pilsbry (1942, 56(2): 48-49). [details]
original description (of Helix (Ampelita) shavi E. A. Smith, 1879) Smith, E. A. (1879). Descriptions of two species of Helicidae from Madagascar. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 337–339., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31585055
page(s): 339. [details]
basis of record Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 83: 1-552.
page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 344 [details]
original description (of Helix subfunebris Mabille, 1886) Mabille, J. (1886). Diagnoses testarum novarum. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (7) 10 (3): 123-135; (7) 10 (4): 182-183. Paris, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31945887
page(s): 126. [details]
original description (of Helix novaeula E. von Martens, 1879) Martens, E. von. (1879). [Descriptions of nonmarine Mollusca]. In: Pfeiffer, K. (ed.) Novitates Conchologicae. Series Prima. Mollusca extramarina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder kritischer Land- und Süßwassermollusken, vol. 5, 175–197. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10946216
page(s): 181, pl. 152, figs 4-6. [details]
original description (of Helix xystera L. Pfeiffer, 1841) Pfeiffer, L. (1841). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>. Sectio prima [vol. 1]. Kassel: Th. Fischer. 88 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254132
page(s): 41 [details]
original description (of Ampelita hemioxia Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 9: Helicidae, Vol. 7, Guide to the study of Helices. pp i-xlviii, 1-366, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-14, 16 Nov 1893; pp. 49-112, pls 15-28, 19 Mar 1894; pp. 113-160, pls 29-40, 27 Jul 1894; pp. 161-366, pls 41-71, i-xlviii, 2 Feb 1895; index 1-126, April 1895]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102607
page(s): 157, pl. 41, figs. 31-33; note: Not fully described until Pilsbry (1942, 56(2): 48-49). [details]
original description (of Helix (Ampelita) shavi E. A. Smith, 1879) Smith, E. A. (1879). Descriptions of two species of Helicidae from Madagascar. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 337–339., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31585055
page(s): 339. [details]
basis of record Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 83: 1-552.
page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 64437) (from synonym Ampelita hemioxia Pilsbry, 1894)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Conchology (Ampelita xystera)
To Malacopics (Ampelita xystera (L.Pfeiffer,1841) Madagascar, Sava, NW of Antalaha)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Conchology (Ampelita xystera)
To Malacopics (Ampelita xystera (L.Pfeiffer,1841) Madagascar, Sava, NW of Antalaha)
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