MolluscaBase name details
Alexia pulchella Morelet, 1889
1288514 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288514)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Alexia Leach, 1847 accepted as Myosotella Monterosato, 1906
Morelet, A. (1889). Coquilles nouvelles de l'Afrique méridionale. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 37(1): 5-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16015398
page(s): 15, pl. 1, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 1, fig. 10. [details]
Note Port Elizabeth [E. Cape, South Africa].
Type locality Port Elizabeth [E. Cape, South Africa]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Alexia pulchella Morelet, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288514 on 2025-09-11
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Morelet, A. (1889). Coquilles nouvelles de l'Afrique méridionale. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 37(1): 5-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16015398
page(s): 15, pl. 1, fig. 10. [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 398, fig. 899, lectotype. [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Herbert, D.G. (2012). Myosotella myosotis (Mollusca: Ellobiidae) – an overlooked, but well-established introduced species in South Africa. <em>African Journal of Marine Science 34(3): 459–464. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2012.716374.</em>
page(s): 460 [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 1, fig. 10. [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 398, fig. 899, lectotype. [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Herbert, D.G. (2012). Myosotella myosotis (Mollusca: Ellobiidae) – an overlooked, but well-established introduced species in South Africa. <em>African Journal of Marine Science 34(3): 459–464. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2012.716374.</em>
page(s): 460 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Port Elizabeth [E. Cape, South Africa]. [details]
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