MolluscaBase - Varicella (Varicellaria) ligata (C. B. Adams, 1849)

MolluscaBase name details

Varicella (Varicellaria) ligata (C. B. Adams, 1849)

AphiaID

1494865 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1494865)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Varicella ligata (C. B. Adams, 1849)

Rank

Species

Parent

Varicella (Varicellaria) Pilsbry, 1907 represented as Varicella L. Pfeiffer, 1854

Original name

Achatina ligata C. B. Adams, 1849

Environment

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

Original description

(of Achatina ligata C. B. Adams, 1849) Adams, C. B. (1849). Descriptions of supposed new species and varieties of Helicidae from Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology. 2: 17-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796408
page(s): 25 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varicella (Varicellaria) ligata (C. B. Adams, 1849). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494865 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-03-21 23:24:23Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description (of Achatina ligata C. B. Adams, 1849) Adams, C. B. (1849). Descriptions of supposed new species and varieties of Helicidae from Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology. 2: 17-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796408
page(s): 25 [details]

basis of record Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 154 [details]