Euglandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)

CLASSE: GASTROPODA: TERRESTRE

FAMÍLIA: SPIRAXIDAE

ESPÉCIE: Euglandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)

Tamanho médio: 77 mm

Alimentação: carnívoro

Ocorrência: Venezuela, Colômbia (Antioquia, Atlántico, Cundimarca, Magdalena, Norte de Santander)

Localidade tipo: “in Andibus Novae Granadae“

Nome original: Achatina plicatula L. Pfeiffer, 1851

Sinônimos: Euglandina (Euglandina) plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851); Glandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851); Oleacina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)

Fotos: (1-3) The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia: Euglandina plicatula (L. Pfeiffer, 1851), ANSP 24760, Venezuela, “mountains between Puerto Cabello and Valencia”, coll. Starke, C. F., 76.8 mm 

Fontes:

Descrição original: como (Achatina plicatula L. Pfeiffer, 1851) Pfeiffer, L. (1853). Description of fifty-four new species of Helicea, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 19: 252-256 [16 July 1853]; 257-263 [7 December 1853] [stated publication date: 1851]., disponível online em https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680518
página(s): 258-259

Linares, E. L. & Vera M. L. (2012). Catálogo de los Moluscos Continentales de Colombia. Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 360 pp.
página(s): 224

Thompson, F. G. (1957). A collection of mollusks from northern Venezuela. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. 591: 1-10, 4 figs, 2 pls.
página(s): 8

Rosenberg G (2026). Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Academy of Natural Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xp1dhx accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-03-17. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/215729256

MolluscaBase: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519152