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Glessula brevis (L. Pfeiffer, 1862)
1317386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317386)
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Species
Achatina brevis L. Pfeiffer, 1862 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Achatina brevis L. Pfeiffer, 1862) Pfeiffer, L. (1862). Descriptions of sixteen new species of land-shells from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 29 (25) [“1861”]: 386–389, pl. 37. London [30 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672932
page(s): 387 [details]
page(s): 387 [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Glessula brevis (L. Pfeiffer, 1862). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317386 on 2025-09-11
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(of Achatina brevis L. Pfeiffer, 1862) Pfeiffer, L. (1862). Descriptions of sixteen new species of land-shells from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 29 (25) [“1861”]: 386–389, pl. 37. London [30 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672932
page(s): 387 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 121 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 153 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 387 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 121 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 153 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Achatina brevis Pfeiffer, 1846; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3512658) (from synonym Achatina brevis L. Pfeiffer, 1862)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
