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Sphaerospira fraseri (J. E. Gray, 1833)
1150066 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1150066)
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Species
Bentosites blomfieldi latior Iredale, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix capucinus A. Férussac, 1835 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix coarctata Deshayes, 1850 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Helix...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Helix coarctata Montagu, 1803
Helix fraseri J. E. Gray, 1833 · unaccepted (original combination)
Helix fraseri var. flavescens Hedley, 1888 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sphaerospira fraseri feriarum Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sphaerospira fraseri permuta Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sphaerospira parallela Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Sphaerospira fraseri feriarum Iredale, 1937 accepted as Sphaerospira fraseri (J. E. Gray, 1833) (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Sphaerospira fraseri permuta Iredale, 1937 accepted as Sphaerospira fraseri (J. E. Gray, 1833) (junior synonym)
(of Helix fraseri J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith E. & Pidgeon E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 36, fig. 6 [legend] [details]
page(s): pl. 36, fig. 6 [legend] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphaerospira fraseri (J. E. Gray, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1150066 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Helix fraseri J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith E. & Pidgeon E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 36, fig. 6 [legend] [details]
original description (of Helix fraseri var. flavescens Hedley, 1888) Hedley, C. (1888). Description of a new slug, with notes on other terrestrial Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.</em> 5: 150-153., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43613897
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Bentosites blomfieldi latior Iredale, 1933) Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(1): 37-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1933.690
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Helix coarctata Deshayes, 1850) Deshayes, G. P. (1839-1851). <i>Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles</i>. Tome premier. Livraison 30: 1-24 (1839); livr. 31: 25-40 (1840); livr. 35: 41-104 (February 1850); livr. 36: 105-176 (February 1850); livr. 37: 177-248 (18-V-1850); livr. 38: 249-312 (10-X-1850); livr. 39: 313-376 (15-XI-1850); livr. 40: 377-400 (10-I-1851); livr. 42: 401-402, v-vi (= Avertissement), vii-viii (= Table des matières) (30-VII-1851). Paris, J.-B. Baillière. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52460972
page(s): livr. 31 [1840]: pl. 10B figs 6-7 [no legend on plate]; livr. 37 [1850]: 216-217 (refers to pl. 10B; name attributed by Deshayes to Férussac) [details]
original description (of Sphaerospira fraseri permuta Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(1): 1-39 [12 November 1937]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926629
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Sphaerospira fraseri feriarum Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(1): 1-39 [12 November 1937]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926629
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Sphaerospira parallela Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(1): 1-39 [12 November 1937]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926629
page(s): 28 [details]
basis of record ABRS. (2009). Australian Faunal Directory (AFD). <em>Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.</em> , available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/science/abrs/online-resources/fauna [details]
page(s): pl. 36, fig. 6 [legend] [details]
original description (of Helix fraseri var. flavescens Hedley, 1888) Hedley, C. (1888). Description of a new slug, with notes on other terrestrial Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.</em> 5: 150-153., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43613897
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Bentosites blomfieldi latior Iredale, 1933) Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(1): 37-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1933.690
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Helix coarctata Deshayes, 1850) Deshayes, G. P. (1839-1851). <i>Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles</i>. Tome premier. Livraison 30: 1-24 (1839); livr. 31: 25-40 (1840); livr. 35: 41-104 (February 1850); livr. 36: 105-176 (February 1850); livr. 37: 177-248 (18-V-1850); livr. 38: 249-312 (10-X-1850); livr. 39: 313-376 (15-XI-1850); livr. 40: 377-400 (10-I-1851); livr. 42: 401-402, v-vi (= Avertissement), vii-viii (= Table des matières) (30-VII-1851). Paris, J.-B. Baillière. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52460972
page(s): livr. 31 [1840]: pl. 10B figs 6-7 [no legend on plate]; livr. 37 [1850]: 216-217 (refers to pl. 10B; name attributed by Deshayes to Férussac) [details]
original description (of Sphaerospira fraseri permuta Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(1): 1-39 [12 November 1937]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926629
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Sphaerospira fraseri feriarum Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(1): 1-39 [12 November 1937]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926629
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Sphaerospira parallela Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(1): 1-39 [12 November 1937]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926629
page(s): 28 [details]
basis of record ABRS. (2009). Australian Faunal Directory (AFD). <em>Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.</em> , available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/science/abrs/online-resources/fauna [details]




Syntype (of Helix fraseri J. E. Gray, 1833) NHMUK 1847.4.12.17-18, geounit Australia [details]