MolluscaBase - Helix amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1845

MolluscaBase name details

Helix amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1845

AphiaID

1446911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1446911)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Chloraea amoena (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)

Rank

Species

Parent

Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Helix amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1845

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Description of twenty-two new species of land-shells, belonging to the collection of Mr. H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(147): 63–68. London [30 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862559
page(s): 65 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Philippines

type locality contained in Philippines (origin: native - endemic) [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1845. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1446911 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-07-09 17:46:31Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

2020-07-12 16:29:12Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Pfeiffer, L. (1845). Description of twenty-two new species of land-shells, belonging to the collection of Mr. H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(147): 63–68. London [30 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862559
page(s): 65 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality