MolluscaBase taxon details
Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841)
875270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:875270)
accepted
Species
Helix (Patula) unwini Brazier, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix kawaiensis Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix kawaiensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Helix minuscula A. Binney, 1840 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix minutalis Morelet, 1851 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hyalina (Pseudohyalina) minuscula (A. Binney, 1840) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Hyalinia minuscula (A. Binney, 1840) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Johannesoconcha multivolva Preston, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Macgillivrayella crystallina Preston, 1913 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Zonitoides minusculus (A. Binney, 1841) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
- Subspecies Hawaiia minuscula minuscula (A. Binney, 1841)
- Subspecies Hawaiia minuscula permodesta (Strebel, 1880)
- Subspecies Hawaiia minuscula neomexicana (T. D. A. Cockerell & Pilsbry, 1900) accepted as Hawaiia neomexicana (T. D. A. Cockerell & Pilsbry, 1900) (unaccepted combination)
(of Helix minuscula A. Binney, 1840) Binney, A. (1841). A monograph of the Helices inhabiting the United States. Boston Journal of Natural History, 3 (4) ["1840"] : 405-438, Pl. 11, 20-25. Boston., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32416142
page(s): 435, pl. 22, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 435, pl. 22, fig. 4 [details]
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original description
(of Helix (Patula) unwini Brazier, 1889) Brazier, J. (1889). Mollusca. In: Etheridge, R (ed.) The general zoology of Lord Howe Island; containing also an account of the collections made by the Australian Museum Collecting Party, Aug.–Sept., 1887, pp. 22-30. <em>Memoirs of the Australian Museum.</em> 2: 1-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37182391
page(s): pl. 4, figs 5-6 [details]
original description (of Helix minuscula A. Binney, 1840) Binney, A. (1841). A monograph of the Helices inhabiting the United States. Boston Journal of Natural History, 3 (4) ["1840"] : 405-438, Pl. 11, 20-25. Boston., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32416142
page(s): 435, pl. 22, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Helix kawaiensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of forty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (263) [“1854”]: 49-57. London [10 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747430
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Johannesoconcha multivolva Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). Characters of new genera and species of terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; including zoology, botany, and geology. Eighth series.</em> 12 (72): 522-538. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100009
page(s): 532 [details]
original description (of Macgillivrayella crystallina Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). Characters of new genera and species of terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; including zoology, botany, and geology. Eighth series.</em> 12 (72): 522-538. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100009
page(s): 532 [details]
original description (of Helix kawaiensis Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1851-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Helix</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 7, pls. 1-210 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [publication dates: pls. 1-6, Mar. 1851; 7-14, Apr. 1851; 15-22, May 1851; 23-30, Jun. 1851; 31-38, Jul. 1861; 39-46, Sept. 1851; 47-54, Oct. 1851; 55-62, Dec. 1851; 63-70, Jan. 1852; 71-78, Feb. 1852; 79-86, Mar. 1852; 87-94, Apr. 1852; 95-102, May 1852; 103-110, Jun. 1852; 111-126, Aug. 1852; 127-134, Oct. 1852 [pl. 133 as “Oct. 1851”]; 135-142, Nov. 1852; 143-146, Dec. 1852; 147-150, Feb. 1853; 151-154, Apr. 1853; 155-162, May 1853; 163-166, Jun. 1853; 167-170, Jul. 1853; 171-174, Oct. 1853; 175, 176, Apr. 1854; 177, May 1854; 178-185, Jun. 1854; 186-189, Jul. 1854; 190-193, Aug. 1854; 194, 195, Sept. 1854; 196-210, Dec. 1854]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120877
page(s): pl. 182, fig. 1256 [details]
original description (of Helix minutalis Morelet, 1851) Morelet, A. (1851). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485022
page(s): 7 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bieler, R. & Slapcinsky, J. (2000). A case study for the development of an island fauna: Recent terrestrial mollusks of Bermuda. <em>Nemouria.</em> 44: 1-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45974319 [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 Bodon, M.; Lori, E. & Cianfanelli, S. (2004). Un'altra specie aliena per la malacofauna italiana: <i>Hawaiia minuscula</i> (Binney, 1840) (Pulmonata: Zonitidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 40 (1/4): 11-14. Milano [30 July]. [details]
additional source 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): 163 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
page(s): 41 [details]
additional source Hausdorf, B. (2002). Introduced Land Snails and Slugs in Colombia. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 68 (2): 127-131. London. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. <em>Verlag Paul Parey.</em> 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey).
page(s): 311 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source van der Schalie, H. (1948). The land and fresh-water mollusks of Puerto Rico. <em>Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Miscellaneous Publications.</em> no. 70: 1-134. (Ann Arbor).
page(s): 45-46, pl. 3, fig. 9 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 115, Fig. 56A [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
page(s): 131 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. A. & Robinson, D. G. (2021). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island. <em>Novitates Caribaea.</em> 17: 71–146., available online at http://www.novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/250
page(s): 119 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Charles, L. (2016). Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires. <em>Journal MalaCo.</em> 12: 47-56.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Breure, A. S. H., Roosen, M. T. & Ablett, J. D. (2022). Land and freshwater molluscs of mainland Ecuador: an illustrated checklist. <em>Iberus.</em> 40(1): 1-290.
page(s): 199, figs. 264, 269 [details]
additional source Mienis, H. K. (1977). North American land snails in Israel. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 91(1): 30-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273515 [details]
additional source Deisler, J. E. & Abbott, R. T. (1984). Range extensions of some introduced land mollusks in the Bahama Islands, with first reports for four species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 98(1): 12-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277032
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 401 [details]
status source Bank, R. A. (2011). Authorships and publication dates in malacology: some notes on the 2011 French Checklist of Welter-Schultes & al. <em>Mitteilungen der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 86: 13-24. Frankfurt am Main [December].
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): pl. 4, figs 5-6 [details]
original description (of Helix minuscula A. Binney, 1840) Binney, A. (1841). A monograph of the Helices inhabiting the United States. Boston Journal of Natural History, 3 (4) ["1840"] : 405-438, Pl. 11, 20-25. Boston., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32416142
page(s): 435, pl. 22, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Helix kawaiensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of forty-two new species of <i>Helix</i>, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (263) [“1854”]: 49-57. London [10 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747430
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Johannesoconcha multivolva Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). Characters of new genera and species of terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; including zoology, botany, and geology. Eighth series.</em> 12 (72): 522-538. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100009
page(s): 532 [details]
original description (of Macgillivrayella crystallina Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). Characters of new genera and species of terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; including zoology, botany, and geology. Eighth series.</em> 12 (72): 522-538. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100009
page(s): 532 [details]
original description (of Helix kawaiensis Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1851-1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Helix</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 7, pls. 1-210 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [publication dates: pls. 1-6, Mar. 1851; 7-14, Apr. 1851; 15-22, May 1851; 23-30, Jun. 1851; 31-38, Jul. 1861; 39-46, Sept. 1851; 47-54, Oct. 1851; 55-62, Dec. 1851; 63-70, Jan. 1852; 71-78, Feb. 1852; 79-86, Mar. 1852; 87-94, Apr. 1852; 95-102, May 1852; 103-110, Jun. 1852; 111-126, Aug. 1852; 127-134, Oct. 1852 [pl. 133 as “Oct. 1851”]; 135-142, Nov. 1852; 143-146, Dec. 1852; 147-150, Feb. 1853; 151-154, Apr. 1853; 155-162, May 1853; 163-166, Jun. 1853; 167-170, Jul. 1853; 171-174, Oct. 1853; 175, 176, Apr. 1854; 177, May 1854; 178-185, Jun. 1854; 186-189, Jul. 1854; 190-193, Aug. 1854; 194, 195, Sept. 1854; 196-210, Dec. 1854]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120877
page(s): pl. 182, fig. 1256 [details]
original description (of Helix minutalis Morelet, 1851) Morelet, A. (1851). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485022
page(s): 7 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bieler, R. & Slapcinsky, J. (2000). A case study for the development of an island fauna: Recent terrestrial mollusks of Bermuda. <em>Nemouria.</em> 44: 1-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45974319 [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

basis of record Bodon, M.; Lori, E. & Cianfanelli, S. (2004). Un'altra specie aliena per la malacofauna italiana: <i>Hawaiia minuscula</i> (Binney, 1840) (Pulmonata: Zonitidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 40 (1/4): 11-14. Milano [30 July]. [details]
additional source 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): 163 [details] Available for editors

additional source Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
page(s): 41 [details]
additional source Hausdorf, B. (2002). Introduced Land Snails and Slugs in Colombia. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 68 (2): 127-131. London. [details] Available for editors

additional source Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. <em>Verlag Paul Parey.</em> 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey).
page(s): 311 [details] Available for editors

additional source van der Schalie, H. (1948). The land and fresh-water mollusks of Puerto Rico. <em>Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Miscellaneous Publications.</em> no. 70: 1-134. (Ann Arbor).
page(s): 45-46, pl. 3, fig. 9 [details] Available for editors

additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 115, Fig. 56A [details] Available for editors

additional source Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
page(s): 131 [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. A. & Robinson, D. G. (2021). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island. <em>Novitates Caribaea.</em> 17: 71–146., available online at http://www.novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/250
page(s): 119 [details] Available for editors

additional source Charles, L. (2016). Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires. <em>Journal MalaCo.</em> 12: 47-56.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors

additional source Breure, A. S. H., Roosen, M. T. & Ablett, J. D. (2022). Land and freshwater molluscs of mainland Ecuador: an illustrated checklist. <em>Iberus.</em> 40(1): 1-290.
page(s): 199, figs. 264, 269 [details]
additional source Mienis, H. K. (1977). North American land snails in Israel. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 91(1): 30-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273515 [details]
additional source Deisler, J. E. & Abbott, R. T. (1984). Range extensions of some introduced land mollusks in the Bahama Islands, with first reports for four species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 98(1): 12-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277032
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 401 [details]
status source Bank, R. A. (2011). Authorships and publication dates in malacology: some notes on the 2011 French Checklist of Welter-Schultes & al. <em>Mitteilungen der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 86: 13-24. Frankfurt am Main [December].
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors





To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Helix minuscula. Binney, 1840. Boston Journal of Natural History 3: 435-436 - catalog no. 74416) (from synonym Helix minuscula A. Binney, 1840)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Conchology (Hawaiia minuscula)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1434440)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436681)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Conchology (Hawaiia minuscula)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1434440)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1436681)