Marine Species Traits - Varicella jamaicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Traits taxon details

Varicella jamaicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

AphiaID

1352672 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1352672)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Varicella L. Pfeiffer, 1854

Original name

Glandina jamaicensis L. Pfeiffer, 1846

Synonymised names

Varicella (Varicellaria) jamaicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) · alternative representation

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Pfeiffer, L. (1846). Descriptions of new species of land-shells from Jamaica, collected by Mr. Gosse. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 (154) [“1845”]: 137–138. London [28 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862633
page(s): 137 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varicella jamaicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352672 on 2025-05-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Varicella jamaicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352672 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-19 00:14:16Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2021-03-21 23:24:23Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

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Sources (1)
Attributes (3)

original description (of ) Pfeiffer, L. (1846). Descriptions of new species of land-shells from Jamaica, collected by Mr. Gosse. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 (154) [“1845”]: 137–138. London [28 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862633
page(s): 137 [details]

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