MolluscaBase - Ovella L. Pfeiffer, 1879

WoRMS name details

Ovella L. Pfeiffer, 1879

AphiaID

999105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:999105)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Achatinelloides G. Nevill, 1878

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cerastidae Wenz, 1923

Original name

Bulimina (Ovella) L. Pfeiffer, 1879

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Species Ovella jousseaumei Jousseaume, 1890 accepted as Achatinelloides balfouri (Godwin-Austen, 1881) (junior synonym)
Species Ovella sebasmia Jousseaume, 1889 accepted as Achatinelloides balfouri (Godwin-Austen, 1881) (junior synonym)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of Bulimina (Ovella) L. Pfeiffer, 1879) Pfeiffer, L. (1878-1881). Nomenclator heliceorum viventium. [Posthumous work edited by S. Clessin]. Fischer: Cassel. 617 pp. See Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 for section dates. pp. 1–64, 1878; 65–192, 1879; 193–400, 1879–80; 401–546, 1881; 547–617, 1881. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116067
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovella L. Pfeiffer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=999105 on 2025-03-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-06-19 13:01:19Z

created

Bank, Ruud

2023-07-24 06:25:43Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Bulimina (Ovella) L. Pfeiffer, 1879) Pfeiffer, L. (1878-1881). Nomenclator heliceorum viventium. [Posthumous work edited by S. Clessin]. Fischer: Cassel. 617 pp. See Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 for section dates. pp. 1–64, 1878; 65–192, 1879; 193–400, 1879–80; 401–546, 1881; 547–617, 1881. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116067
page(s): 284 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Neubert, E. (2005). The continental malacofauna of Arabia and adjacent areas, V. Revision of the family Cerastidae in the Soqotran Archipelago, II: The genera Achatinelloides G. Nevill 1878 and Microscintilla Neubert 2002, with description of a new genus and species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Cerastidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 134 (2): 223-259. Frankfurt am Main.
page(s): 229 [details]