MolluscaBase taxon details
Orobophana pacifica (Pease, 1865)
875154 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:875154)
accepted
Species
Helicina brazieri Pease, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helicina flavescens Pease, 1868 · unaccepted
Helicina pacifica Pease, 1865 · unaccepted (original combination)
Helicina pisum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Helicina pisum Philippi, 1847; Helicina tahitensis is a replacement name
Helicina tahitensis Pease, 1871 · unaccepted
(of Helicina pacifica Pease, 1865) Pease, W. H. (1865). Descriptions of new species of Phaneropneumona, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(4): 287-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16084814
page(s): 291 [details]
page(s): 291 [details]
Type locality contained in Cook Islands
type locality contained in Cook Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orobophana pacifica (Pease, 1865). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=875154 on 2025-05-16
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original description
(of Helicina flavescens Pease, 1868) Pease, W. H. (1868). Descriptions of new species of land snails inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3(3): 223-230, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658962
page(s): 228, pl. 15, fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Helicina brazieri Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Remarques sur certaines espèces de coquilles terrestres, habitant la Polynésie, et description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 18(4): 393-403 ["1870"; published 22 January 1871]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160812
page(s): 397-398 [details]
original description (of Helicina tahitensis Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Catalogue of the land-shells inhabiting Polynesia, with remarks on their synonymy, distribution, and variation, and descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1871): 449-477., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554313
page(s): 466 [details]
original description (of Helicina pacifica Pease, 1865) Pease, W. H. (1865). Descriptions of new species of Phaneropneumona, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(4): 287-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16084814
page(s): 291 [details]
original description (of Helicina pisum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Hombron, J. B. & Jacquinot, H. (1848). Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie par MM. Hombron et Jacquinot, chirurgiens de l'expédition. in: <i>Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 sous le commandement de M. Dumont-D'Urville capitaine de vaisseau publié sous les auspices du département de la marine et sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, capitaine de Vaisseau, commandant de La Zélée.</i> Vingt-quatriéme livraison. Insectes lépidoptéres pls 1,2; Mollusques pls 9, 11, 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43561398
page(s): pl. 11 figs 18-22 [details]
basis of record Brook, F. J. (2010). Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences. <em>Tuhinga.</em> 21: 161-252. [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Gerlach, J. ([2017]). <i>Land and freshwater snails of Tahiti and the other Society Islands.</i> Cambridge: Phelsuma Press. 67 pp.
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 228, pl. 15, fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Helicina brazieri Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Remarques sur certaines espèces de coquilles terrestres, habitant la Polynésie, et description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 18(4): 393-403 ["1870"; published 22 January 1871]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160812
page(s): 397-398 [details]
original description (of Helicina tahitensis Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Catalogue of the land-shells inhabiting Polynesia, with remarks on their synonymy, distribution, and variation, and descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1871): 449-477., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554313
page(s): 466 [details]
original description (of Helicina pacifica Pease, 1865) Pease, W. H. (1865). Descriptions of new species of Phaneropneumona, inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(4): 287-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16084814
page(s): 291 [details]
original description (of Helicina pisum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) Hombron, J. B. & Jacquinot, H. (1848). Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie par MM. Hombron et Jacquinot, chirurgiens de l'expédition. in: <i>Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 sous le commandement de M. Dumont-D'Urville capitaine de vaisseau publié sous les auspices du département de la marine et sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, capitaine de Vaisseau, commandant de La Zélée.</i> Vingt-quatriéme livraison. Insectes lépidoptéres pls 1,2; Mollusques pls 9, 11, 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43561398
page(s): pl. 11 figs 18-22 [details]
basis of record Brook, F. J. (2010). Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences. <em>Tuhinga.</em> 21: 161-252. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gerlach, J. ([2017]). <i>Land and freshwater snails of Tahiti and the other Society Islands.</i> Cambridge: Phelsuma Press. 67 pp.
page(s): 8 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Helicina flavescens. Pease, 1868. American Journal of Conchology 3 (3): 228-229, pl. 15, fig. 25 - catalog no. 14401) (from synonym Helicina flavescens Pease, 1868)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Helicina pacifica. Pease, 1865. American Journal of Conchology 1 (4): 291, not figured - catalog no. 14443) (from synonym Helicina pacifica Pease, 1865)
To Conchology (Orobophana pacifica cf.)
To Conchology (Orobophana pacifica)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-24800) (from synonym Helicina pisum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Helicina pacifica. Pease, 1865. American Journal of Conchology 1 (4): 291, not figured - catalog no. 14443) (from synonym Helicina pacifica Pease, 1865)
To Conchology (Orobophana pacifica cf.)
To Conchology (Orobophana pacifica)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-24800) (from synonym Helicina pisum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
