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Punctum hottentotum (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891)
1264849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1264849)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Punctum hottentotum var. mkusiensis Verdcourt, 1952 accepted as Paralaoma hottentota var. mkusiensis (Verdcourt, 1952) (original combination)
(of Helix hottentota Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1891). Descriptions of nine new terrestrial and fluviatile mollusks from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 8 (45): 237-240. London. [1 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15686964
page(s): 239. [details]
page(s): 239. [details]
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(of Helix hottentota Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1891). Descriptions of nine new terrestrial and fluviatile mollusks from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 8 (45): 237-240. London. [1 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15686964
page(s): 239. [details]
basis of record Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 257 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105-220, pl. 4-8. Cape Town. [March].
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 239. [details]
basis of record Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 257 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105-220, pl. 4-8. Cape Town. [March].
page(s): 149 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
