MolluscaBase name details
Alcadia capax L. Pfeiffer, 1857
1559768 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1559768)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Helicina capax (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Bericht über Dr. Gundlach's Reise nach Trinidad. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 4(3): 100-117 [May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865345
page(s): 113 [details]
page(s): 113 [details]
Nomenclature name attributed to Gundlach, but since the description of the shell is from Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer is the author of the taxon.
Nomenclature name attributed to Gundlach, but since the description of the shell is from Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer is the author of the taxon. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alcadia capax L. Pfeiffer, 1857. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1559768 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Pfeiffer, L. (1857). Bericht über Dr. Gundlach's Reise nach Trinidad. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 4(3): 100-117 [May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15865345
page(s): 113 [details]
source of synonymy Boss, K. J.; Jacobson, M. K. (1973). Monograph of the genus Alcadia in Cuba (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Helicinidae). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 145: 311-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4336305
page(s): 338 [details]
page(s): 113 [details]
source of synonymy Boss, K. J.; Jacobson, M. K. (1973). Monograph of the genus Alcadia in Cuba (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Helicinidae). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 145: 311-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4336305
page(s): 338 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature name attributed to Gundlach, but since the description of the shell is from Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer is the author of the taxon. [details]
