MolluscaBase taxon details

Megalobulimus capillaceus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)

To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 69158)
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 69158)

882454  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:882454)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Rhytidoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Rhytidoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Strophocheilidae (Family)
  14. Megalobuliminae (Subfamily)
  15. Megalobulimus (Genus)
  16. Megalobulimus capillaceus (Species)
accepted
Species
Bulimus capillaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
Strophocheilus capillaceus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bulimus capillaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of forty-seven new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23 (290): 91–101, pl. 31. London [23 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747974
page(s): 93 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Brazil  
type locality contained in Brazil [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Megalobulimus capillaceus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=882454 on 2026-05-02
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2016-07-29 13:37:35Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Bulimus capillaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855). Descriptions of forty-seven new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23 (290): 91–101, pl. 31. London [23 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747974
page(s): 93 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Borda V. & Ramírez R. (2013). Re-characterization of the red-lip <i>Megalobulimus</i> (Gastropoda: Strophocheilidae) from Peru with description of a new species. <em>Zoologia.</em> 30(6): 675-691., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702013005000008 [details] 

basis of record Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 208 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 69158) 
To Conchology (Megalobulimus capillaceus cf.) 
To Conchology (Megalobulimus capillaceus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megalobulimus capillaceus) 
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) 
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Bulimus capillaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
To Malacopics (Megalobulimus capillaceus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)) 
To NHMUK collection (Bulimus capillaceus Pfeiffer, 1855; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2661596) (from synonym Bulimus capillaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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