MolluscaBase - Varicella blandiana (C. B. Adams, 1850)

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Varicella blandiana (C. B. Adams, 1850)

AphiaID

1352681 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1352681)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Varicella L. Pfeiffer, 1854

Original name

Achatina blandiana C. B. Adams, 1850

Synonymised names

Achatina blandiana C. B. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted

Varicella (Varicellula) blandiana (C. B. Adams, 1850) · alternative representation

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Subspecies Varicella blandiana blandiana (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Subspecies Varicella blandiana subaequa H. B. Baker, 1935

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Achatina blandiana 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): 83 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Jamaica

type locality contained in Jamaica (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varicella blandiana (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352681 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-19 00:14:16Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Documented distribution (1)

original description (of Achatina blandiana 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): 83 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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