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Helix (Dorcasia) J. E. Gray, 1838

1059582  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1059582)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Helicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Helicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Helicidae (Family)
  14. Helicinae (Subfamily)
  15. Helicini (Tribe)
  16. Helix (Genus)
  17. Helix (Dorcasia) (Subgenus)
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  1. Species Helix (Dorcasia) alexandri (J. E. Gray, 1838) accepted as Dorcasia alexandri J. E. Gray, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Species Helix (Dorcasia) blackalli Brazier, 1876 accepted as Gloreugenia blackalli (Brazier, 1876) (basionym)
  3. Species Helix (Dorcasia) compta H. Adams, 1865 accepted as Vulnus compta (H. Adams, 1865) (basionym)
  4. Species Helix (Dorcasia) fodiens (L. Pfeiffer, 1844) accepted as Bradybaena fodiens (L. Pfeiffer, 1844) (unaccepted generic combination)
  5. Species Helix (Dorcasia) gypsina Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891 accepted as Trigonephrus gypsinus (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Species Helix (Dorcasia) inhluzana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1894 accepted as Natalina quekettiana quekettiana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  7. Species Helix (Dorcasia) namaquensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891 accepted as Trigonephrus namaquensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Species Helix (Dorcasia) porphyrostoma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891 accepted as Trigonephrus porphyrostoma (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Helix (Dorcasia) scalpturita W. H. Benson, 1859 accepted as Bradybaena scalpturita (W. H. Benson, 1859) (unaccepted combination)
  10. Species Helix (Dorcasia) similaris A. Férussac, 1822 accepted as Bradybaena similaris (A. Férussac, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Helix (Dorcasia) subplicifera E. A. Smith, 1895 accepted as Dorcasidea subplicifera (E. A. Smith, 1895) (basionym)
  12. Species Helix (Dorcasia) suffodiens O. Boettger, 1891 accepted as Bradybaena suffodiens (O. Boettger, 1891) (basionym)
  13. Species Helix (Dorcasia) bolus W. H. Benson, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  14. Species Helix (Dorcasia) extrusa Tapparone Canefri, 1889 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  15. Species Helix (Dorcasia) incauta E. A. Smith, 1895 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  16. Species Helix (Dorcasia) zoroaster Theobald, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dorcasia J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. <i>An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras</i>. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 268 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Dorcasia) J. E. Gray, 1838. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1059582 on 2025-09-11
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2025-01-22 18:30:42Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description (of Dorcasia J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. <i>An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras</i>. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 268 [details] 
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