Mesembrinus attenuatus
creator: Köhler, Frank
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
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publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Mesembrinus attenuatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mesembrinus attenuatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1710767 on 2026-08-30
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modified: 2023-10-12T10:00:04Z
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replaces: 1449536
replaces: 1449537
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Mesembrinus attenuatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
class: Gastropoda
family: Bulimulidae
genus: Mesembrinus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Martens, E. von. (1890-1901). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Land and freshwater Mollusca. London: R. H. Porter. xxviii + 706 pp., 44 pls. [1890: pp. 1-40, pl. 1; 1891: pp. 41-96, pls. 2-5; 1892: pp. 97-176, pls. 6-9; 1893: pp. 177-248, pls. 10-12; 1894: pls. 13-15; 1897: pp. 249-288, pl. 16; 1898: pp. 289-368, pls. 17-20; 1899: pp. 369-472, pls. 21-28; 1900: pp. 473-608, pls. 29-41; 1901: pp. 609-706 + xxviii, pls. 42-44].
name published in: Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Description of fifty-four new species of Helicea, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 19: 252-256 [16 July 1853]; 257-263 [7 December 1853] [stated publication date: 1851].
name published in year: 1890-1901
name published in year: 1853
order: Stylommatophora
parent name usage ID: 1364177
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
specific epithet: attenuatus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted