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Limicolaria turriformis E. von Martens, 1895
1293838 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1293838)
accepted
Species
Limicolaria martensiana var. eximia E. von Martens, 1897 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limicolaria ponsonbyi Preston, 1906 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limicolaria turriformis var. elongata Pollonera, 1909 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Limicolaria turriformis var. neumanni E. von Martens, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Limicolaria turriformis var. solida E. von Martens, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Limicolaria turriformis var. ugandensis Pollonera, 1909 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Limicolaria turriformis obesa Germain, 1906 accepted as Limicolaria kambeul (Bruguière, 1792) (junior synonym)
- Variety Limicolaria turriformis var. elongata Pollonera, 1909 accepted as Limicolaria turriformis E. von Martens, 1895 (junior synonym)
- Variety Limicolaria turriformis var. laconi Germain, 1905 accepted as Limicolaria kambeul (Bruguière, 1792) (junior synonym)
- Variety Limicolaria turriformis var. neumanni E. von Martens, 1895 accepted as Limicolaria turriformis E. von Martens, 1895 (synonym)
- Variety Limicolaria turriformis var. solida E. von Martens, 1895 accepted as Limicolaria turriformis E. von Martens, 1895 (synonym)
- Variety Limicolaria turriformis var. ugandensis Pollonera, 1909 accepted as Limicolaria turriformis E. von Martens, 1895 (junior synonym)
Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 181-182. [details]
page(s): 181-182. [details]
Type locality contained in Uganda
type locality contained in Uganda [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Limicolaria turriformis E. von Martens, 1895. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1293838 on 2025-03-19
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original description
Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 181-182. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria martensiana var. eximia E. von Martens, 1897) Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 183. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria turriformis var. neumanni E. von Martens, 1895) Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 182. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria ponsonbyi Preston, 1906) Preston, H. B. (1906). On a small collection of land and fresh-water shells from Uganda, with descriptions of a new species of Martensia and two new species of Limicolaria. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 7 (2): 88-90. London [29 June].
page(s): 89, textfig. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria turriformis var. solida E. von Martens, 1895) Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 182. [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 107 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1897). Beschalte Weichthiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. In: Möbius, K.: Deutsch-Ostafrika. 4: i-v + 1-308. Berlin [Dietrich Reimer]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12943#/summary
page(s): 102-102, pl. 4, fig. 11. [details]
additional source Verdcourt, B. (2006). A revised list of the non-marine Mollusca of East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, excluding Malawi). B. Verdcourt, Maidenhead. Pp. 1–75.
page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Crowley, T. E. & Pain, T. (1970). A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus <i>Limicolaria</i> Schumacher (Mollusca – Achatinidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren [sciences zoologiques].</em> 177: 1–61, 6 pls.
page(s): 28 [details]
subsequent type designation Kilias, R. (1992). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (11): II. Euthyneura, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Achatinoidea 2, Achatinidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 68 (1): 167-180. Berlin., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19920680112 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 181-182. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria martensiana var. eximia E. von Martens, 1897) Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 183. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria turriformis var. neumanni E. von Martens, 1895) Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 182. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria ponsonbyi Preston, 1906) Preston, H. B. (1906). On a small collection of land and fresh-water shells from Uganda, with descriptions of a new species of Martensia and two new species of Limicolaria. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 7 (2): 88-90. London [29 June].
page(s): 89, textfig. [details]
original description (of Limicolaria turriformis var. solida E. von Martens, 1895) Martens, E. von. (1895). Neue Land- und Süsswasser-Schnecken aus Ost-Afrika. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 27(11–12): 175–187.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601812
page(s): 182. [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 107 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1897). Beschalte Weichthiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. In: Möbius, K.: Deutsch-Ostafrika. 4: i-v + 1-308. Berlin [Dietrich Reimer]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12943#/summary
page(s): 102-102, pl. 4, fig. 11. [details]
additional source Verdcourt, B. (2006). A revised list of the non-marine Mollusca of East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, excluding Malawi). B. Verdcourt, Maidenhead. Pp. 1–75.
page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Crowley, T. E. & Pain, T. (1970). A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus <i>Limicolaria</i> Schumacher (Mollusca – Achatinidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren [sciences zoologiques].</em> 177: 1–61, 6 pls.
page(s): 28 [details]
subsequent type designation Kilias, R. (1992). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (11): II. Euthyneura, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Achatinoidea 2, Achatinidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 68 (1): 167-180. Berlin., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19920680112 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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