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Euglandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
1519152 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1519152)
accepted
Species
Achatina plicatula L. Pfeiffer, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Euglandina (Euglandina) plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) · alternative representation
Glandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Oleacina (Glandina) plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) · alternative representation
Oleacina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Euglandina plicatula cinnamomeofusca (Tryon, 1885)
- Variety Euglandina plicatula var. cinnamomeofusca (Tryon, 1885) accepted as Euglandina plicatula cinnamomeofusca (Tryon, 1885) (variety)
(of Achatina plicatula L. Pfeiffer, 1851) Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Description of fifty-four new species of Helicea, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 19: 252-256 [16 July 1853]; 257-263 [7 December 1853] [stated publication date: 1851]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680518
page(s): 258-259 [details]
page(s): 258-259 [details]
Type locality contained in Colombia
type locality contained in Colombia (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Euglandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519152 on 2026-05-11
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(of Achatina plicatula L. Pfeiffer, 1851) Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Description of fifty-four new species of Helicea, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 19: 252-256 [16 July 1853]; 257-263 [7 December 1853] [stated publication date: 1851]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680518
page(s): 258-259 [details]
basis of record Thompson, F. G. (1957). A collection of mollusks from northern Venezuela. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan.</em> 591: 1-10, 4 figs, 2 pls.
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page(s): 258-259 [details]
basis of record Thompson, F. G. (1957). A collection of mollusks from northern Venezuela. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan.</em> 591: 1-10, 4 figs, 2 pls.
page(s): 8 [details] Available for editors
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