MolluscaBase taxon details
Amphorella gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
1002098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1002098)
accepted
Species
Achatina (Ferussacia) gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1831 · unaccepted (original name)
(of Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 61, pl. 6 fig. 28 [details]
page(s): 61, pl. 6 fig. 28 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amphorella gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002098 on 2026-05-27
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original description
(of Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1831) Lowe, R. T. (1831). Primitiae faunae et florae Maderae et Portus Sancti; sive species quaedam novae vel hactenus minus rite cognitae animalium et plantarum in his insulis degentium breviter descriptae. <em>Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.</em> 4 (1): 1-70, pl. 1-6. Cambridge., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265840
page(s): 61, pl. 6 fig. 28 [details]
additional source Cameron, R. A. D., Teixeira, D., Pokryszko, B., Silva, I. & Groh, K. (2021). An annotated checklist of the extant and Quaternary land molluscs of the Desertas Islands, Madeiran Archipelago. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 44(1): 53-70.
page(s): 58 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 61, pl. 6 fig. 28 [details]
additional source Cameron, R. A. D., Teixeira, D., Pokryszko, B., Silva, I. & Groh, K. (2021). An annotated checklist of the extant and Quaternary land molluscs of the Desertas Islands, Madeiran Archipelago. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 44(1): 53-70.
page(s): 58 [details] Available for editors
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis var. vitrea Lowe, 1855; Syntype(s); 406517-406528) (from synonym Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1831)
To NHMUK collection (Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis Lowe, 1831; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2437858) (from synonym Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1831)
To NHMUK collection (Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis Lowe, 1831; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2437858) (from synonym Helix (Cochlicopa) gracilis R. T. Lowe, 1831)