MolluscaBase name details
Pupa ridibunda Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901
1259036 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1259036)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Pupa Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Pupilla J. Fleming, 1828
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1901). Descriptions of fourteen new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 8 (46): 315-321, pl. 2. London. [1 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980371
page(s): 320, pl. 2, fig. 11. [details]
page(s): 320, pl. 2, fig. 11. [details]
Type locality contained in Eastern Cape Province
, Note 'Under low trees at base of Elandsberg...
type locality contained in Eastern Cape Province [details]
Type locality 'Under low trees at base of Elandsberg Mountains' [Cradock, E. Cape, South Africa]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pupa ridibunda Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1259036 on 2025-09-12
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1901). Descriptions of fourteen new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 8 (46): 315-321, pl. 2. London. [1 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980371
page(s): 320, pl. 2, fig. 11. [details]
source of synonymy Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1908). A survey of the species and varieties of Pupa, DRAPARNAUD (Jaminia, RISSO), occurring in South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 1 (1): 70-86, pl. 1-2. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295769
page(s): 79 [details]
page(s): 320, pl. 2, fig. 11. [details]
source of synonymy Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1908). A survey of the species and varieties of Pupa, DRAPARNAUD (Jaminia, RISSO), occurring in South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 1 (1): 70-86, pl. 1-2. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295769
page(s): 79 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'Under low trees at base of Elandsberg Mountains' [Cradock, E. Cape, South Africa]. [details]
