original description
Bruguière, J. G. (1789-1792). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des vers</i>, volume 1. Paris: Pancoucke. Pp. i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, <i>Zootaxa</i>, 166: 37; <i>Zootaxa</i>, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): 335 [details]
subsequent type designation
Köhler, F.; Herbert, D.; Rowson, B; Rosenberg, G. (2023). The double life of <i>Bulimus ovoideus</i> Bruguière, 1789: taxonomic implications for Streptaxidae and Camaenidae (Mollusca, Stylommatophora). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> e-print., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2023.2202807 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment there is a dispute in taxonomic literature about the identity of this species. Some authors consider it a member of the Camaenidae, others of the Streptaxidae [details]