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Gulella elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898)
1058418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058418)
accepted
Species
Ennea elliptica Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Gulella elliptica caelatior Connolly, 1939
- Subspecies Gulella elliptica elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898)
- Subspecies Gulella elliptica tesserula van Bruggen, 1980
- Variety Gulella elliptica var. caelata (Burnup, 1914) accepted as Gulella elliptica elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898)
- Variety Gulella elliptica var. manca (Burnup, 1914) accepted as Gulella elliptica elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898)
(of Ennea elliptica Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1898). Descriptions of nine new species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 2 (8): 125-130, pl. 7. London. [1 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16347164
page(s): 126, pl. 7, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 126, pl. 7, fig. 2. [details]
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gulella elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058418 on 2025-09-10
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(of Ennea elliptica Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1898). Descriptions of nine new species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 2 (8): 125-130, pl. 7. London. [1 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16347164
page(s): 126, pl. 7, fig. 2. [details]
additional source Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 82 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1980). Size clines and subspecies in the streptaxid genus <i>Gulella</i> Pfr. (Mollusca, Gastropoda Pulmonata) In southern Africa. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 180: 1–62., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317764
page(s): 19 [details]
page(s): 126, pl. 7, fig. 2. [details]
additional source Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 82 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1980). Size clines and subspecies in the streptaxid genus <i>Gulella</i> Pfr. (Mollusca, Gastropoda Pulmonata) In southern Africa. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 180: 1–62., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317764
page(s): 19 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
