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Helix improbata Mousson, 1861
1262229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262229)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)
Species
Mousson, A. (1861). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Orient. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 6 (1): 1-34; 6 (2): 124-156. Zürich. [reprinted 1861 under the title ”Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par Mr. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Palestine”: 68 pp. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer The ”Liste des espèces” on page 67-68, being an index, was not published in the journal]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8742660
page(s): 11 [details]
page(s): 11 [details]
Lectotype SMF
, Type locality contained in Israel , Note Jerusalem
Lectotype SMF [details]
type locality contained in Israel [details]
Type locality Jerusalem [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix improbata Mousson, 1861. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1262229 on 2025-09-11
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Mousson, A. (1861). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Orient. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 6 (1): 1-34; 6 (2): 124-156. Zürich. [reprinted 1861 under the title ”Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par Mr. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Palestine”: 68 pp. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer The ”Liste des espèces” on page 67-68, being an index, was not published in the journal]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8742660
page(s): 11 [details]
source of synonymy Neubert, E.; Amr, Z. S.; Waitzbauer, W.; Al Talafha, H. (2015). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial gastropods of Jordan (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 144(2): 169-238. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/144/169-238
page(s): 213 [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 81, Plate 26, Fig. 5 [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Forcart, L. (1976). Die Cochlicellinae und Helicellinae von Palästina und Sinai. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 106 [1975] (4/6): 123-189. Frankfurt am Main [4 February].
page(s): 157 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 11 [details]
source of synonymy Neubert, E.; Amr, Z. S.; Waitzbauer, W.; Al Talafha, H. (2015). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial gastropods of Jordan (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 144(2): 169-238. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/144/169-238
page(s): 213 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 81, Plate 26, Fig. 5 [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Forcart, L. (1976). Die Cochlicellinae und Helicellinae von Palästina und Sinai. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 106 [1975] (4/6): 123-189. Frankfurt am Main [4 February].
page(s): 157 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Type locality Jerusalem [details]Type specimen Forcart (1976: 157) designated as lectotype Kobelt’s specimen. This specimen is not in Kobelt’s collection in SMF, and very presumably Kobelt sent it back to Mousson. If so, the lectotype has to be identified in ZMZ 504623. [details]
