MolluscaBase taxon details
Megaustenia heliciformis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
1326180 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1326180)
accepted
Species
Helix ophiria L. Pfeiffer, 1857 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Vitrina heliciformis L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Vitrina heliciformis L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855 ["1854"]). Descriptions of fifty-seven new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22(277): 286–288; 22(278): 289–298 [8 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747711
page(s): 296 [details]
page(s): 296 [details]
Type locality contained in Malaya
type locality contained in Malaya [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Megaustenia heliciformis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326180 on 2025-04-01
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original description
(of Vitrina heliciformis L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855 ["1854"]). Descriptions of fifty-seven new species of Helicea, from Mr. Cuming's collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22(277): 286–288; 22(278): 289–298 [8 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747711
page(s): 296 [details]
original description (of Helix ophiria L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Descriptions of fifty-eight new species of Helicea from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (321) [“1856”]: 324–336. London [10 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860878
page(s): 326 [details]
basis of record Solem, A. (1966). Some non-marine mollusks from Thailand, with notes on classification of the Helicarionidae. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 24: 1-110, 3 plates.
page(s): 78 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Maassen, W. J. M. (2001). A preliminary checklist of the non-marine molluscs of West-Malaysia: "a Hand List". <em>De Kreukel, Extra Editie 2001.</em> 1–155.
page(s): 112 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 296 [details]
original description (of Helix ophiria L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Descriptions of fifty-eight new species of Helicea from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (321) [“1856”]: 324–336. London [10 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860878
page(s): 326 [details]
basis of record Solem, A. (1966). Some non-marine mollusks from Thailand, with notes on classification of the Helicarionidae. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 24: 1-110, 3 plates.
page(s): 78 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Maassen, W. J. M. (2001). A preliminary checklist of the non-marine molluscs of West-Malaysia: "a Hand List". <em>De Kreukel, Extra Editie 2001.</em> 1–155.
page(s): 112 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
