MolluscaBase taxon details
Hemitrochus varians (Menke, 1829)
1320949 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1320949)
accepted
Species
Cepolis (Hemitrochus) varians (Menke, 1829) · alternative representation
Cepolis varians (Menke, 1829) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix (Helicella) carnicolor A. Férussac, 1821 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Helix carnicolor L. Pfeiffer, 1841 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Helix polychroa A. Binney, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix rhodocheila W. G. Binney, 1851 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Helix submeris Mighels, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix varians Menke, 1829 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hemitrochus hoemastoma Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
recent + fossil
(of Helix varians Menke, 1829) Menke, C. T. (1829). <i>Verzeichniss der Ansehnlichen Conchylien-Sammlung des Freiherrn von den Malsburg.</i> Pyrmont: Heinrich Gelpte. vi + 123 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59015752
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Hemitrochus varians (Menke, 1829). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1320949 on 2026-04-19
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original description
(of Helix varians Menke, 1829) Menke, C. T. (1829). <i>Verzeichniss der Ansehnlichen Conchylien-Sammlung des Freiherrn von den Malsburg.</i> Pyrmont: Heinrich Gelpte. vi + 123 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59015752
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Helix (Helicella) carnicolor A. Férussac, 1821) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. <em>Paris, 1821 et 1822.</em> Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (16-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby). Note: the “Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques” is published in livraisons 14-15, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaçons” is published in livrs. 10-13, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Auricules” is published in livr. 13, and the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaces” is published in livr. 16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11057234
page(s): 45, No. 293 [details]
original description (of Hemitrochus hoemastoma Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 165, fig. 19 [details]
original description (of Helix carnicolor L. Pfeiffer, 1841) Pfeiffer, L. (1841). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>. Sectio prima [vol. 1]. Kassel: Th. Fischer. 88 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254132
page(s): 37 [details]
original description (of Helix submeris Mighels, 1844) Mighels, J. W. (1844). Some specimens of shells, with descriptions. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 187-189.
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Helix rhodocheila W. G. Binney, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 1. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. i-xxix, 1-265, plates 1-16.
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Helix polychroa A. Binney, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 2. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1-366.
page(s): 123, pls 46-47 [details]
basis of record Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 128 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Helix (Helicella) carnicolor A. Férussac, 1821) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. <em>Paris, 1821 et 1822.</em> Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (16-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby). Note: the “Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques” is published in livraisons 14-15, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaçons” is published in livrs. 10-13, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Auricules” is published in livr. 13, and the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaces” is published in livr. 16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11057234
page(s): 45, No. 293 [details]
original description (of Hemitrochus hoemastoma Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 165, fig. 19 [details]
original description (of Helix carnicolor L. Pfeiffer, 1841) Pfeiffer, L. (1841). <i>Symbolae ad historiam Heliceorum</i>. Sectio prima [vol. 1]. Kassel: Th. Fischer. 88 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12254132
page(s): 37 [details]
original description (of Helix submeris Mighels, 1844) Mighels, J. W. (1844). Some specimens of shells, with descriptions. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 187-189.
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Helix rhodocheila W. G. Binney, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 1. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. i-xxix, 1-265, plates 1-16.
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Helix polychroa A. Binney, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 2. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1-366.
page(s): 123, pls 46-47 [details]
basis of record Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 128 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 67563)
To Malacopics (Hemitrochus varians (Menke, 1829) Bahamas)
To Malacopics (Hemitrochus varians (Menke, 1829) Bahamas, South Andros)
To Malacopics (Hemitrochus varians (Menke, 1829) Bahamas)
To Malacopics (Hemitrochus varians (Menke, 1829) Bahamas, South Andros)
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