Marine Species Traits - Laevicaulis alte (A. Férussac, 1822)

(of Vaginulus alte A. Férussac, 1822) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. Paris, 1821 et 1822. Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (16-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby). Note: the “Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques” is published in livraisons 14-15, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaçons” is published in livrs. 10-13, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Auricules” is published in livr. 13, and the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaces” is published in livr. 16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11057234
page(s): part 2, section 1 [Limaces], livraison 16, page 14. [details]

Type data

Lectotype (of Vaginulus alte A. Férussac, 1822) MNHN 21306

Lectotype (of Vaginulus alte A. Férussac, 1822) MNHN 21306 [details]

, Type locality contained in Pondicherry, India

type locality contained in Pondicherry (origin: origin uncertain) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in India [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Laevicaulis alte (A. Férussac, 1822). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058339 on 2025-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

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original description (of Vaginula comorensis P. Fischer, 1883) Fischer, P. (1883). Sur les Urocyclus et les Vaginula de Nossi-Bé et de Nossi-Comba et Mayotte. Journal de Conchyliologie. 31(1): 54-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15857065
page(s): 55, pl. 2, fig. 3. [details]

original description (of Vaginulus alte A. Férussac, 1822) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. Paris, 1821 et 1822. Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (16-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby). Note: the “Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques” is published in livraisons 14-15, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaçons” is published in livrs. 10-13, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Auricules” is published in livr. 13, and the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaces” is published in livr. 16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11057234
page(s): part 2, section 1 [Limaces], livraison 16, page 14. [details]

original description (of Vaginula frauenfeldi C. Semper, 1885) Semper, C. (1870-1885). Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 324-325, pl. 27, fig. 32 [details]

original description (of Vaginula leydigi Simroth, 1889) Simroth, H. (1889). Über einige Vaginula-Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 12: 551-556, 574-575., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9744762 [details]

original description (of Vaginulus petersi E. von Martens, 1879) Martens, E. von. (1879). Übersicht der von W. Peters von 1843 bis 1847 in Mossambique gesammelten Mollusca. Monatsberichte der königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1879(7): 727-749., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36341972
page(s): 736 [details]

original description (of Vaginula brevis P. Fischer, 1871) Fischer, P. (1871). Révision des espèces du Genre Vaginula Férussac. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 7: 147-175. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13959804
page(s): 153 [details]

original description (of Vaginula leptopus Simroth, 1912) Simroth, H. (1912). Ostafrikanische Nacktschnecken. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 20(2): 31–63, pls 3, 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10703221
page(s): 53, pl. 4, fig. 8. [details]

basis of record Gomes, S.R.; Thomé, J.W. (2014). Diversity and distribution of the Veronicellidae (Gastropoda: Soleolifera) in the Oriental and Australian biogeographical regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49(2): 589-601. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Minato, H. (1988). A systematic and bibliographic list of the Japanese land snails. H. Minato, Shirahama, 294 pp., 7 pls.
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additional source Benthem Jutting, W. S. S. van. (1964). Non-marine Mollusca of West New Guinea. Nova Guinea, Zoology. 26: 1-74.
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additional source Gittenberger, E., Reijnen, B. T. & Groenenberg, D. S. J. (2019). Terrestrial gastropods of the Maldives, all of which are invasive?. Journal of Conchology (2019),. 43 (4): 1-31.
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additional source Holyoak, D. T.; Holyoak, G. A.; Lima, R. F. D.; Panisi, M.; Sinclair, F. (2020). A checklist of the land Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, with new records and descriptions of new taxa. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología, (Iberus).38(2): 219-319.
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additional source Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [details]

additional source Forcart, L. (1967). Studies on the Veronicellidae, Aperidae and Urocyclidae (Mollusca) of Southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 18(3): 505-570.
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additional source Oberzeller, E. (1970). Ergebnisse der Österreichischen Neukaledonien-Expedition 1965: Terrestrische Gastropoda, II: Veronicellidae und Athoracophoridae. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 74: 325-341. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Thomé, J. W. (1989). Annotated and illustrated preliminary list of the Veronicellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Antilles, and Central and North America. Journal of Medical and Applied Malacology. 1:11-28.
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additional source Raut, S. K. (1999). On the occurrence of the pestiferous slugs Laevicaulis alte in Jorthan, Sikkim. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 96(2): 346-347 [1 Aug. 1999]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48583025 [details]

additional source Neck, R. W. (1985). Tropical veronicellid, Laevicaulis alte (Férussac), established in southern Texas. The Nautilus. 99(1): 19-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276663 [details]

additional source Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
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additional source Neubert, E. (1998). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of the Arabian Peninsula with descriptions of new species. Fauna of Arabia. 17: 333-461.
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additional source Herbert, D.G. (1997). The terrestrial slugs of KwaZulu-Natal: diversity, biogeography and conservation (Mollusca: Pulmonata). Annals of the Natal Museum 38: 197–239.
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additional source Vermeulen, J. J.; Whitten, A. J. (1998). Guide to the land snails of Bali. 164. Leiden: Backhuys.
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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Lectotype (of Vaginulus alte A. Férussac, 1822) MNHN 21306 [details]

Definitions

To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleutherocaulis alte) (from synonym Eleutherocaulis alte (A. Férussac, 1822))
To GenBank (62 nucleotides; 79 proteins)
To GenBank (62 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Vaginulus alte A. Férussac, 1822)
To GenBank (62 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Eleutherocaulis alte (A. Férussac, 1822))