Trochomorpha (Lauhala) luteocornea (Reeve, 1854)

Original Description:
Helix luteocorneaReeve, L.A. 1851-1854. Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Volume VII. Containing a monograph of the genus Helix. L. Reeve, London. , pl. 186; species 1287.

Synonyms: (Synonyms listed are only those used with reference to the Samoan fauna according to Cowie, 1998.)
Helix luteo-corneaPfeiffer, L. 1854 [1855]. Descriptions of forty-two new species of Helix, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22:56. Navigators' Islands [= Samoa].
Remarks:Pfeiffer's paper was intended as the original description, was entitled "Descriptions of . . . new species . . .", and was referred to by Reeve (1854d) as the original description. However, Reeve's work was published first so Pfeiffer's name is a junior primary homonym of Reeve's. Synonym of luteocornea Reeve, teste Baker (1941: 307).

Type Locality:Navigators' Islands [= Samoa].
Remarks:Synonymized only tentatively with troilus Gould by Baker (1941: 307). Not treated individually as a species in the main body of his text, but distinguished as a species in both his key and his table of shell dimensions (Baker, 1941: 309). It has not strictly been synonymized with troilus Gould and is therefore retained here as a valid species, pending further research.


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