Marine Species Traits - Geophorus acutissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)

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Geophorus acutissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)

AphiaID

1389189 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1389189)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Geophorus P. Fischer, 1885

Original name

Helicina acutissima G. B. Sowerby II, 1842

Synonymised names

Geophorus (Geophorus) acutissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) · alternative representation

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Subspecies Geophorus acutissimus acutissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Subspecies Geophorus acutissimus trochulus A. J. Wagner, 1908

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus Helicina. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (1): 1–16, pls 1–3. London, privately published [May 1842]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076187
page(s): 10, pl. 2, figs. 92–95 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Geophorus acutissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389189 on 2025-05-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Geophorus acutissimus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389189 on 2025-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

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2019-11-10 14:13:51Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

2020-05-09 21:57:10Z

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Köhler, Frank

2020-05-12 06:05:54Z

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Köhler, Frank

2020-08-15 16:24:49Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

2022-07-02 19:40:06Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description (of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus Helicina. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (1): 1–16, pls 1–3. London, privately published [May 1842]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076187
page(s): 10, pl. 2, figs. 92–95 [details]

basis of record Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume two. Harxheim, Conchbooks. Pp. 695-1366.
page(s): 1151, pl. 358, figs. 31a-d [details]

additional source Wagner, A. J. (1907-1911). Die Familie der Helicinidae. In: Küster, H. C. & Kobelt, W., Eds., Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Neue Folge. Ersten Bandes, achtzehnte Abtheilung, zweiter Theil. 1-72, pls 1-12 (1907), 73-160, pls 13-30 (1908), 161-248, pls 31-48 (1909), 249-328, pls 49-66 (1910), 329-391, pls 67-70 (1911). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52348872
page(s): 153, pl. 30, figs. 1-3, 8-9 [details]

additional source Barnett, J. L. (1984). Philippine land snails: The Rombon islands. Hawaiian Shell News. 32(5): 12., available online at https://www.conchology.be/?t=5002&year=1984&volume=5&hsn=10291
page(s): Bottom row, 2nd fig. from right [details]

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