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Balea africana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899
1258922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258922)
unaccepted (original combination)
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [details]
Note 'Van Rienen, Drakensberg Mountains' [Van...
Type locality 'Van Rienen, Drakensberg Mountains' [Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1924). The affinities of <i>Balea africana</i> Melville and Ponsonby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524985 [details]
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1924). The affinities of <i>Balea africana</i> Melville and Ponsonby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524985 [details]
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Type locality 'Van Rienen, Drakensberg Mountains' [Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
