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Helicina fragilis Morelet, 1851
1063431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1063431)
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Species
Helicina (Gemma) fragilis Morelet, 1851 · alternative representation
Helicina fragilis fragilis Morelet, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Subspecies Helicina fragilis elata Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Helicina elata Shuttleworth, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Helicina fragilis fragilis Morelet, 1851 accepted as Helicina fragilis Morelet, 1851 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
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Morelet, A. (1851). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485022
page(s): 17 (not figured) [details]
page(s): 17 (not figured) [details]
Type locality contained in Guatemala
type locality contained in Guatemala [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicina fragilis Morelet, 1851. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1063431 on 2025-09-12
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Morelet, A. (1851). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485022
page(s): 17 (not figured) [details]
basis of record Richling, I. (2004). Classification of the Helicinidae: Review of morphological characteristics based on a revision of the Costa Rican species and application to the arrangement of the Central American mainland taxa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neritopsina). <em>Malacologia.</em> 45(2): 195-440., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25129581
page(s): 334, 347-348 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 288, fig. 422, lectotype [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 17 (not figured) [details]
basis of record Richling, I. (2004). Classification of the Helicinidae: Review of morphological characteristics based on a revision of the Costa Rican species and application to the arrangement of the Central American mainland taxa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neritopsina). <em>Malacologia.</em> 45(2): 195-440., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25129581
page(s): 334, 347-348 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 288, fig. 422, lectotype [details] Available for editors
[request]
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