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Bulimus eddystonensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855
1313520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1313520)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Bulimus Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Bithynia Leach, 1818
- Variety Bulimus eddystonensis var. minor Euthyme, 1885 accepted as Placostylus eddystonensis eddystonensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Description of nine new species of land-shells, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23(284): 7–9. [27 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747838
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
Note type locality ("Eddystone Island, Australian...
Type locality type locality ("Eddystone Island, Australian Sea") in error for New Caledonia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bulimus eddystonensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1313520 on 2025-09-11
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Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Description of nine new species of land-shells, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23(284): 7–9. [27 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747838
page(s): 8 [details]
additional source Neubert, E., Chérel-Mora, C. & Bouchet, P. (2009). Polytypy, clines, and fragmentation: The bulimes of New Caledonia revisited (Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea, Placostylidae). <i>In</i> P. Grancolas (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 198: 37-131.
page(s): 94, fig. 149 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 8 [details]
additional source Neubert, E., Chérel-Mora, C. & Bouchet, P. (2009). Polytypy, clines, and fragmentation: The bulimes of New Caledonia revisited (Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea, Placostylidae). <i>In</i> P. Grancolas (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 198: 37-131.
page(s): 94, fig. 149 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality type locality ("Eddystone Island, Australian Sea") in error for New Caledonia [details]
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