MolluscaBase taxon details
Proserpina linguifera (Jonas, 1839)
1350841 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1350841)
accepted
Species
Helicina allognata Jonas, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination; junior synonym)
Helicina linguifera Jonas, 1839 · unaccepted (original combination)
Proserpina (Proserpina) linguifera (Jonas, 1839) · alternative representation
Proserpina linguifera var. pulchra C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Proserpina pulchra C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Variety Proserpina linguifera var. pulchra C. B. Adams, 1850 accepted as Proserpina linguifera (Jonas, 1839) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
(of Helicina linguifera Jonas, 1839) Jonas, J. H. (1839). Ueber Helix rosacea und H. lucana Mulleri, nebst Diagnosen einiger neuer Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 334-345., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904245
page(s): 341 [details]
page(s): 341 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Proserpina linguifera (Jonas, 1839). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1350841 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Proserpina pulchra C. B. Adams, 1850) Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species and varieties of terrestrial shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 5: 76-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796490
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Helicina linguifera Jonas, 1839) Jonas, J. H. (1839). Ueber Helix rosacea und H. lucana Mulleri, nebst Diagnosen einiger neuer Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 334-345., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904245
page(s): 341 [details]
basis of record Bland, T. (1863). On the family Proserpinacea, with a description of a new species of the genus <i>Proserpina</i>. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8: 13-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022242
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). On a landshell of the genus <i>Helicina</i> from Grenada and on the classification of the Helicinidae. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 72-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372350
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Thompson, F. G. (1980). Proserpinoid land snails and their relationships within the Archaeogastropoda. <em>Malacologia.</em> 20(1): 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13148676 [details]
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Helicina linguifera Jonas, 1839) Jonas, J. H. (1839). Ueber Helix rosacea und H. lucana Mulleri, nebst Diagnosen einiger neuer Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 334-345., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904245
page(s): 341 [details]
basis of record Bland, T. (1863). On the family Proserpinacea, with a description of a new species of the genus <i>Proserpina</i>. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8: 13-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022242
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). On a landshell of the genus <i>Helicina</i> from Grenada and on the classification of the Helicinidae. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 72-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372350
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Thompson, F. G. (1980). Proserpinoid land snails and their relationships within the Archaeogastropoda. <em>Malacologia.</em> 20(1): 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13148676 [details]
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