MolluscaBase - Achatinella (Achatinella) apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

Traits name details

Achatinella (Achatinella) apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

AphiaID

1646642 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1646642)

Classification

Status

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Accepted Name

Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856 accepted as Achatinella apexfulva apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatinella (Achatinella) Swainson, 1828 represented as Achatinella Swainson, 1828

Original name

Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856

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Variety Achatinella (Achatinella) apicata var. alba Sykes, 1900 represented as Achatinella apicata var. alba Sykes, 1900 accepted as Achatinella apexfulva alba Sykes, 1900

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856) Pfeiffer, L. (1856). Descriptions of sixteen new species of Achatinella, from Mr. Cuming's collection, collected by Dr. Newcomb in the Sandwich Islands. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London. 23 (297) [“1855”]: 207–210. London [5 February].
page(s): 210 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Achatinella (Achatinella) apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1646642 on 2025-03-10

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Achatinella (Achatinella) apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1646642 on 2025-03-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-03-09 19:31:35Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Sources (2)

original description (of Achatinella apicata L. Pfeiffer, 1856) Pfeiffer, L. (1856). Descriptions of sixteen new species of Achatinella, from Mr. Cuming's collection, collected by Dr. Newcomb in the Sandwich Islands. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London. 23 (297) [“1855”]: 207–210. London [5 February].
page(s): 210 [details]

basis of record Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 38 [details] Available for editors