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Euglandina gigantea Pilsbry, 1926
1064908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1064908)
accepted
Species
Euglandina (Euglandina) gigantea Pilsbry, 1926 · alternative representation
Euglandina gigantea gabbi Pilsbry, 1926 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Euglandina gigantea gabbi Pilsbry, 1926 accepted as Euglandina gigantea Pilsbry, 1926 (subjective synonym)
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Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). Costa Rican land shells collected by A. A. Olsson. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 78: 127-133.
page(s): 128-129, pl. 11, figs 5-7, pl. 10, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 128-129, pl. 11, figs 5-7, pl. 10, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors

Holotype ANSP 67142
, Note Salinas Bay, Costa Rica
Holotype ANSP 67142 [details]
Type locality Salinas Bay, Costa Rica [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Euglandina gigantea Pilsbry, 1926. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1064908 on 2025-03-20
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original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). Costa Rican land shells collected by A. A. Olsson. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 78: 127-133.
page(s): 128-129, pl. 11, figs 5-7, pl. 10, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Euglandina gigantea gabbi Pilsbry, 1926) Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). Costa Rican land shells collected by A. A. Olsson. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 78: 127-133.
page(s): 129, pl. 11, figs 1, 2 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and Central America. <em>Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin.</em> 50(1): 1-299. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). The land mollusks of the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 78: 57-126, pls. 9-10., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/4063952?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
page(s): 95; note: also described as new [details]
additional source Thompson, F. G. (1987). Giant carnivorous land snails from Mexico and Central America. <em>Bulletin of the Florida State Museum. Biological Sciences.</em> 30(2): 29-52., available online at https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00095799/00001
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 128-129, pl. 11, figs 5-7, pl. 10, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Euglandina gigantea gabbi Pilsbry, 1926) Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). Costa Rican land shells collected by A. A. Olsson. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 78: 127-133.
page(s): 129, pl. 11, figs 1, 2 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and Central America. <em>Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin.</em> 50(1): 1-299. [details] Available for editors

additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). The land mollusks of the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 78: 57-126, pls. 9-10., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/4063952?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
page(s): 95; note: also described as new [details]
additional source Thompson, F. G. (1987). Giant carnivorous land snails from Mexico and Central America. <em>Bulletin of the Florida State Museum. Biological Sciences.</em> 30(2): 29-52., available online at https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00095799/00001
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors





Holotype ANSP 67142 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Salinas Bay, Costa Rica [details]