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Physopsis africana Krauss, 1848
1259352 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1259352)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Physopsis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Bulinus (Physopsis) Krauss, 1848 represented as Bulinus O. F. Müller, 1781
- Variety Physopsis africana var. ovoidea Bourguignat, 1879 accepted as Bulinus africanus (Krauss, 1848)
Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 14. [details]
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 14. [details]
Type locality contained in South Africa (country)
, Note 'Port Natal' [Durban]
type locality contained in South Africa (country) [details]
Type locality 'Port Natal' [Durban] [details]
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Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 14. [details]
additional source Herbert, D. G. & Warén, A. (1999). South African Mollusca described by Ferdinand Krauss: their current status and notes on type material housed in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 40: 205-243., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_101
page(s): 215 [details]
additional source Germain, L. (1935). Contribution à l'étude de la faune du Mozambique. Voyage de M.P. Lesne (1928–29). 17e note – mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. <em>Memórias e Estudos do Museu Zoológico da Universidadae de Coimbra [Series1] 80: 1–72.</em>
page(s): 50 [details]
additional source Cawston, F. G. (1946). South African aquatic snails. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(1): 35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523712 [details]
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 14. [details]
additional source Herbert, D. G. & Warén, A. (1999). South African Mollusca described by Ferdinand Krauss: their current status and notes on type material housed in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 40: 205-243., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_101
page(s): 215 [details]
additional source Germain, L. (1935). Contribution à l'étude de la faune du Mozambique. Voyage de M.P. Lesne (1928–29). 17e note – mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. <em>Memórias e Estudos do Museu Zoológico da Universidadae de Coimbra [Series1] 80: 1–72.</em>
page(s): 50 [details]
additional source Cawston, F. G. (1946). South African aquatic snails. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(1): 35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523712 [details]
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Type locality 'Port Natal' [Durban] [details]
