MolluscaBase taxon details
Trochomorpha meleagris (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
1250053 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1250053)
accepted
Species
Helix (Discus) cerealis J. C. Cox, 1873 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of H. cerealis...)
junior homonym of H. cerealis Crosse, 1868; H. thorpeiana Brazier, 1883 is a replacement name
Helix (Discus) thorpeiana Brazier, 1883 · unaccepted (junior synonym; nom nov. pro...)
junior synonym; nom nov. pro Helix ceralis Cox, 1873 nec Crosse, 1868
Helix ceralis J. C. Cox, 1873 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Helix ceralis...)
junior homonym of Helix ceralis Crosse, 1868; Helix thorpeiana Brazier, 1884 is a replacement name
Helix meleagris L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
Helix sebacea L. Pfeiffer, 1857 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Helix meleagris L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Description of nine new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23: 106–108, pl. 32. London [13 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747991 [details] 
Type locality contained in Solomon Islands
type locality contained in Solomon Islands (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trochomorpha meleagris (L. Pfeiffer, 1855). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250053 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Helix meleagris L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Description of nine new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23: 106–108, pl. 32. London [13 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747991 [details]
original description (of Helix sebacea L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Pfeiffer, L. (1856-1857). Zur Fauna der Admiralitäts-Inseln. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 3: 237-248 (publication dates: 237-240, Dec 1856; 241-248, Jan 1857)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865204
page(s): 241 [details]
original description (of Helix (Discus) cerealis J. C. Cox, 1873) Cox, J. C. (1873). Descriptions of new land-shells from Australia and the Solomon Islands. <em>Poceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 146-152., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504349 [details]
original description (of Helix (Discus) thorpeiana Brazier, 1883) Brazier, J. (1883). Synonymy of Australian and Polynesian land and marine Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 8: 224-234., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6864722 [details]
basis of record Delsaerdt, A.G.J. (2016). <i>Land snails on the Solomon Islands</i>. Vol. III. <i>Trochomorphidae and systematical review of all other families</i>. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 160 pp, 10 pls. [details]
original description (of Helix sebacea L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Pfeiffer, L. (1856-1857). Zur Fauna der Admiralitäts-Inseln. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 3: 237-248 (publication dates: 237-240, Dec 1856; 241-248, Jan 1857)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865204
page(s): 241 [details]
original description (of Helix (Discus) cerealis J. C. Cox, 1873) Cox, J. C. (1873). Descriptions of new land-shells from Australia and the Solomon Islands. <em>Poceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 146-152., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504349 [details]
original description (of Helix (Discus) thorpeiana Brazier, 1883) Brazier, J. (1883). Synonymy of Australian and Polynesian land and marine Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 8: 224-234., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6864722 [details]
basis of record Delsaerdt, A.G.J. (2016). <i>Land snails on the Solomon Islands</i>. Vol. III. <i>Trochomorphidae and systematical review of all other families</i>. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 160 pp, 10 pls. [details]
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