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Helix (Dorcasia) porphyrostoma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891
1286904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1286904)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Helix (Dorcasia) Gray, 1838 accepted as Dorcasia Gray, 1838
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): 238 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
Type locality contained in Namaqualand
type locality contained in Namaqualand [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Helix (Dorcasia) porphyrostoma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1286904 on 2024-07-04
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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): 238 [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Desriptions of seven new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 9 (49): 84-87, pl. 4, 6. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617727
page(s): pl. 4, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Desriptions of seven new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 9 (49): 84-87, pl. 4, 6. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617727
page(s): pl. 4, fig. 11 [details]
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