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Ennea elliptica Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898
1258735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258735)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Ennea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Ptychotrema (Ennea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 represented as Ptychotrema L. Pfeiffer, 1853
- Variety Ennea elliptica var. caelata Burnup, 1914 accepted as Gulella elliptica var. caelata (Burnup, 1914) accepted as Gulella elliptica elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Ennea elliptica var. manca Burnup, 1914 accepted as Gulella elliptica var. manca (Burnup, 1914) accepted as Gulella elliptica elliptica (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) (original combination)
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]
Note 'Maritzburg' [Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal,...
Type locality 'Maritzburg' [Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
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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 Burnup, H. C. (1914). On South African Enneae, with descriptions of new species and varieties. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 3(1): 29–82, pls iii-v.
page(s): 38 [details]
page(s): 126, pl. 7, fig. 2. [details]
additional source Burnup, H. C. (1914). On South African Enneae, with descriptions of new species and varieties. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 3(1): 29–82, pls iii-v.
page(s): 38 [details]
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Type locality 'Maritzburg' [Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
