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Limnaea hovarum Tristram, 1863
1255871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1255871)
unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Species
Limnaea Blainville, 1824 accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799
recent only
Tristram, H. B. (1863). Note on some freshwater shells sent from Madagascar by J. Coldwell, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1863: 60-62. [May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681358
page(s): 61 [details]
page(s): 61 [details]
Note Type locality: Madagascar, "two days west of...
Type locality Type locality: Madagascar, "two days west of Antananarivu" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limnaea hovarum Tristram, 1863. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1255871 on 2025-09-10
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Tristram, H. B. (1863). Note on some freshwater shells sent from Madagascar by J. Coldwell, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1863: 60-62. [May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681358
page(s): 61 [details]
source of synonymy Brown D. S. (1994). <i>Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance</i>, revised 2nd edition. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. i-x, 1-607. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 61 [details]
source of synonymy Brown D. S. (1994). <i>Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance</i>, revised 2nd edition. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. i-x, 1-607. [details] Available for editors

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Type locality Type locality: Madagascar, "two days west of Antananarivu" [details]