MolluscaBase taxon details
Eobania constantina (E. Forbes, 1838)
1460960 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1460960)
accepted
Species
Helix boghariensis Debeaux, 1857 · unaccepted
Helix cirtae Terver, 1839 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix constantina E. Forbes, 1838 · unaccepted (original combination)
Helix constantinae Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation)
Helix constantinae var. bifasciata Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted
Helix constantinae var. conoidea Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted
Helix constantinae var. depressa Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted
Helix constantinae var. maxima Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted
Helix constantinae var. minima Bourguignat, 1863 · unaccepted
Massylaea constantina (E. Forbes, 1838) · unaccepted
terrestrial
(of Helix constantina E. Forbes, 1838) Forbes, E. (1838). On the land and freshwater mollusca of Algiers and Bougia. Annals of Natural History. 2 (10): 250-255, pl. 11-12 [plates published in Feb. 1839]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278430
page(s): 251, pl. 11, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 251, pl. 11, fig. 1 [details]
Type locality contained in Algeria
type locality contained in Algeria [from synonym] [details]
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original description
(of Helix constantina E. Forbes, 1838) Forbes, E. (1838). On the land and freshwater mollusca of Algiers and Bougia. Annals of Natural History. 2 (10): 250-255, pl. 11-12 [plates published in Feb. 1839]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278430
page(s): 251, pl. 11, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Helix cirtae Terver, 1839) Terver, A. P. (1839). Catalogue des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles observés dans les possessions françaises au nord de l'Afrique. 40 pp., 4 pl. Lyon., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96099198.texteImage
page(s): 11, pl. 1, fig. 1. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. bifasciata Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. conoidea Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. depressa Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. minima Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. trifasciata Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix boghariensis Debeaux, 1857) Debeaux, O. (1857). Catalogue des mollusques vivants observés aux environs de Boghar, Algérie. Recueil de travaux de la Société d'Agriculture, Sciences et Arts d'Agen, 8 (2): 317-329. [details]
status source Holyoak, D.T., Holyoak, G.A., Gόmez Moliner, B.J. & Chueca, L.J. (2020). Phylogeny, species-limits and taxonomic revision of Otalini (Helicidae) from north-west Africa. Journal of Conchology. 43 (6): 551–611. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 251, pl. 11, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Helix cirtae Terver, 1839) Terver, A. P. (1839). Catalogue des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles observés dans les possessions françaises au nord de l'Afrique. 40 pp., 4 pl. Lyon., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96099198.texteImage
page(s): 11, pl. 1, fig. 1. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. bifasciata Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. conoidea Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. depressa Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. minima Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix constantinae var. trifasciata Bourguignat, 1863) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1863-1865). Malacologie de l'Algérie ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis jusqu'à ce jour dans nos possessions du nord de l'Afrique. Tome 1, fascicule 1: 1-80, pls 1-8 [wrapper dated May 1863]; fasc. 2: 81-192, pls 9-10, 13-18 [wrapper dated June 1863]; fasc. 3: 193-294, pls 11-12, 19-32 [wrapper dated November 1863]. Tome 2, fasc. 4: 1-144, pl. 1-5, 7 [wrapper dated January 1864]; fasc. 5: 145-232, pls 6, 8-11, 15-16, 18-26 [wrapper dated April 1864]; fasc. 6: I-XII [to be bound prior to fasc. 1], 9-32 [replacement pages for fasc. 1], 233-380, pls 12-14, 17, map 1-5 [page XI dated December 1864, but published late in 1865]. Paris (Challamel ainé)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34072940
page(s): 114. [details]
original description (of Helix boghariensis Debeaux, 1857) Debeaux, O. (1857). Catalogue des mollusques vivants observés aux environs de Boghar, Algérie. Recueil de travaux de la Société d'Agriculture, Sciences et Arts d'Agen, 8 (2): 317-329. [details]
status source Holyoak, D.T., Holyoak, G.A., Gόmez Moliner, B.J. & Chueca, L.J. (2020). Phylogeny, species-limits and taxonomic revision of Otalini (Helicidae) from north-west Africa. Journal of Conchology. 43 (6): 551–611. [details] Available for editors





- Type locality
- type locality contained in Algeria [from synonym] [details]