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Calocochlea pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841)
1442812 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1442812)
accepted
Species
Bulimus costerii Eydoux, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calocochlea luzonica (Reeve, 1842) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Calocochlea luzonica luzonica (Reeve, 1842) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Calocochlea pulcherima [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of original species...)
misspelling of original species name Helix pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1841
Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) chrysacme Quadras & Möllendorff, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) luzonica (Reeve, 1842) · unaccepted
Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) luzonica areolata Möllendorff, 1898 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cochlostyla chrysacme Quadras & Möllendorff, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cochlostyla luzonica (Reeve, 1842) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cochlostyla pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helicostyla (Calocochlea) chrysacme (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helicostyla (Calocochlea) luzonica (Reeve, 1842) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helicostyla (Calocochlea) pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helicostyla (Calocochlea) pulcherrima f. chrysacme (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1893) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helicostyla pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix (Cochlogena) pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
Helix luzonica Reeve, 1842 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Calocochlea pulcherrima euryperas (Möllendorff, 1898) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
(of Helix (Cochlogena) pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1841). Descriptions of new species of the family Helicidae, collected by Mr. H. Cuming in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 87-91, 96-104, 116-118. [April 1841]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571521
page(s): 90, 91; note: With varieties a - o [details]
page(s): 90, 91; note: With varieties a - o [details]
Type locality contained in Luzon
type locality contained in Luzon [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calocochlea pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1442812 on 2025-06-30
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original description
(of Helix luzonica Reeve, 1842) Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228
page(s): 70, pl. 165, fig. 20; note: name attributed to Sowerby [details]
original description (of Bulimus costerii Eydoux, 1838) Eydoux F. (1838). Mollusques. <em>Magasin de Zoologie.</em> 8: 181-192, pls. 55-60., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10952222
page(s): 185, pl. 57, figs. 2, 2a [details]
original description (of Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) chrysacme Quadras & Möllendorff, 1893) Quadras, J. F. & Möllendorf, O. F. von. (1893). Diagnoses specierum novarum ex parte septentrionali insulae Luzon. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 25(11-12): 169 - 184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601348
page(s): 175 [details]
original description (of Helix (Cochlogena) pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1841). Descriptions of new species of the family Helicidae, collected by Mr. H. Cuming in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 87-91, 96-104, 116-118. [April 1841]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571521
page(s): 90, 91; note: With varieties a - o [details]
original description (of Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) luzonica areolata Möllendorff, 1898) Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. <em>Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz.</em> 22: 26-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58468236
page(s): 108 [details]
basis of record Richardson, L. (1983). Bradybaenidae: Catalog of species. <em>Tryonia.</em> 9: 1-253., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57458375
page(s): 111 [details]
page(s): 70, pl. 165, fig. 20; note: name attributed to Sowerby [details]
original description (of Bulimus costerii Eydoux, 1838) Eydoux F. (1838). Mollusques. <em>Magasin de Zoologie.</em> 8: 181-192, pls. 55-60., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10952222
page(s): 185, pl. 57, figs. 2, 2a [details]
original description (of Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) chrysacme Quadras & Möllendorff, 1893) Quadras, J. F. & Möllendorf, O. F. von. (1893). Diagnoses specierum novarum ex parte septentrionali insulae Luzon. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 25(11-12): 169 - 184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601348
page(s): 175 [details]
original description (of Helix (Cochlogena) pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1841). Descriptions of new species of the family Helicidae, collected by Mr. H. Cuming in the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 87-91, 96-104, 116-118. [April 1841]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571521
page(s): 90, 91; note: With varieties a - o [details]
original description (of Cochlostyla (Callicochlias) luzonica areolata Möllendorff, 1898) Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. <em>Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz.</em> 22: 26-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58468236
page(s): 108 [details]
basis of record Richardson, L. (1983). Bradybaenidae: Catalog of species. <em>Tryonia.</em> 9: 1-253., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57458375
page(s): 111 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
