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Phortion occidentalis van Bruggen, 1982 †
1306933 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1306933)
unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
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Bruggen, A. C. van. (1982). <i>Phortion occidentalis</i> n. sp., an extinct endodontoid land snail from Late Tertiary deposits at Langebaanweg, Cape Province. <em>South African Journal of Science.</em> 78: 108–111.
page(s): 108, figs 1-6. [details]
page(s): 108, figs 1-6. [details]
Type locality contained in Western Cape
type locality contained in Western Cape [details]
Nomenclature The genus Phortion is neuter, a fact clearly acknowledged by Bruggen 1982, the correct grammatical agreement should thus be...
Nomenclature The genus Phortion is neuter, a fact clearly acknowledged by Bruggen 1982, the correct grammatical agreement should thus be occidentale not occidentalis [details]
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Bruggen, A. C. van. (1982). <i>Phortion occidentalis</i> n. sp., an extinct endodontoid land snail from Late Tertiary deposits at Langebaanweg, Cape Province. <em>South African Journal of Science.</em> 78: 108–111.
page(s): 108, figs 1-6. [details]
page(s): 108, figs 1-6. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature The genus Phortion is neuter, a fact clearly acknowledged by Bruggen 1982, the correct grammatical agreement should thus be occidentale not occidentalis [details]
