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Achatina newcombi L. Pfeiffer, 1853
1505748 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1505748)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Description of fifty-four new species of Helicea, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 19: 252-256 [16 July 1853]; 257-263 [7 December 1853] [stated publication date: 1851]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680518
page(s): 262 [details]
page(s): 262 [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Wesley Newcomb [M.D.] (1818-1892).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Wesley Newcomb [M.D.] (1818-1892). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina newcombi L. Pfeiffer, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1505748 on 2025-09-10
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Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Description of fifty-four new species of Helicea, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 19: 252-256 [16 July 1853]; 257-263 [7 December 1853] [stated publication date: 1851]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680518
page(s): 262 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
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page(s): 262 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 113 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Wesley Newcomb [M.D.] (1818-1892). [details]
