Marine Species Traits - Lejeania Ancey, 1887

Traits taxon details

Lejeania Ancey, 1887

AphiaID

996555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996555)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Monachaini Wenz, 1930 (1904)

Original name

Lejeania Ancey, 1887

Direct children (10)

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Species Lejeania aperta Connolly, 1941
Species Lejeania chionobasis (Pilsbry, 1897)
Species Lejeania darnaudi (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
Species Lejeania dhericourtiana (Bourguignat, 1885)
Species Lejeania heuglini (E. von Martens, 1866)
Species Lejeania isseli (Morelet, 1872)
Species Lejeania leucosticta (E. von Martens, 1889)
Species Lejeania megaensis Piersanti, 1941
Species Lejeania rosenbergi (Preston, 1910)
Species Lejeania strigelloides (Pollonera, 1887)

Environment

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

Original description

Ancey, C. F. (1887). Description of new genera or subgenera of Helicidæ. The Conchologists' Exchange. 1(9-10): 53-54 [30 April]; 1(11): 64 [May]; 1(12): 75-76 [28 June]; 2(2):22-23 [August]; 2(3): 38-39 [September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28528881
page(s): 75 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lejeania Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996555 on 2026-05-30

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Lejeania Ancey, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996555 on 2026-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-06-15 07:29:09Z

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Bank, Ruud

2019-05-11 00:14:38Z

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Köhler, Frank

2020-02-24 16:58:50Z

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Herbert, David

2025-04-27 10:23:37Z

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Herbert, David

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original description Ancey, C. F. (1887). Description of new genera or subgenera of Helicidæ. The Conchologists' Exchange. 1(9-10): 53-54 [30 April]; 1(11): 64 [May]; 1(12): 75-76 [28 June]; 2(2):22-23 [August]; 2(3): 38-39 [September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28528881
page(s): 75 [details]

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.
page(s): 423 [details] Available for editors

subsequent type designation Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 9: Helicidae, Vol. 7, Guide to the study of Helices. pp i-xlviii, 1-366, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-14, 16 Nov 1893; pp. 49-112, pls 15-28, 19 Mar 1894; pp. 113-160, pls 29-40, 27 Jul 1894; pp. 161-366, pls 41-71, i-xlviii, 2 Feb 1895; index 1-126, April 1895]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102607
page(s): 267 [details]

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