MolluscaBase taxon details
Plekocheilus castaneus (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
1255505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1255505)
accepted
Species
Bulimus castaneus L. Pfeiffer, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Plekocheilus (Eurytus) castaneus (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) · alternative representation
(of Bulimus castaneus L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Description of twenty-two new species of land-shells, belonging to the collection of Mr. H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(147): 63–68. London [30 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862559
page(s): 68 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]
Type locality contained in Colombia
type locality contained in Colombia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plekocheilus castaneus (L. Pfeiffer, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1255505 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Bulimus castaneus L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Description of twenty-two new species of land-shells, belonging to the collection of Mr. H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(147): 63–68. London [30 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862559
page(s): 68 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]




To NHMUK collection (Bulimus castaneus Pfeiffer, 1845; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506619) (from synonym Bulimus castaneus L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym