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Cyclostoma insulare L. Pfeiffer, 1854
1288940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288940)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Cyclostoma Draparnaud, 1801 accepted as Pomatias S. Studer, 1789
Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of sixty-six new land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 20 (241) [“1852”]: 56-64; 20 (242) [“1852”]: 65-70. London [22 March] & [23 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680666
page(s): 64 [details]
page(s): 64 [details]
Note Isle de France [Mauritius] - erroneous. Later...
Type locality Isle de France [Mauritius] - erroneous. Later given as Natal. [details]
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Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Descriptions of sixty-six new land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the zoological Society of London.</em> 20 (241) [“1852”]: 56-64; 20 (242) [“1852”]: 65-70. London [22 March] & [23 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680666
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Smith, E. A. (1881). On a collection of shells from Lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa and other localities in East Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 276-300., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759431
page(s): 277 [details]
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Smith, E. A. (1881). On a collection of shells from Lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa and other localities in East Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 276-300., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759431
page(s): 277 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Isle de France [Mauritius] - erroneous. Later given as Natal. [details]
