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Limnaea mighelsi W. G. Binney, 1865
1307479 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1307479)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Limnaea Blainville, 1824 accepted as Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799
recent only
Binney, W.G. (1865). Land and fresh-water shells of North America. Part II. Pulmonata, Limnophila, and Thalassophila. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 143: 1-161., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817149
page(s): 31, in a footnote [details]
page(s): 31, in a footnote [details]
Note USA, Maine, Second Eagle Lake, Aroostook County
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Type locality USA, Maine, Second Eagle Lake, Aroostook County [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Jesse Wedgwood Mighels (pronounced Miles) (1795-1861).
Nomenclature Introduced as a replacement name for Limnea ampla Mighels, 1843, non Hartmann, 1821
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Jesse Wedgwood Mighels (pronounced Miles) (1795-1861). [details]
Nomenclature Introduced as a replacement name for Limnea ampla Mighels, 1843, non Hartmann, 1821
Nomenclature Introduced as a replacement name for Limnea ampla Mighels, 1843, non Hartmann, 1821 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limnaea mighelsi W. G. Binney, 1865. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1307479 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Binney, W.G. (1865). Land and fresh-water shells of North America. Part II. Pulmonata, Limnophila, and Thalassophila. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 143: 1-161., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817149
page(s): 31, in a footnote [details]
additional source Walker, B. (1900). Note on the habits of <i>Limnaea mighelsi</i> W. G. Binn. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(1): 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42800066 [details]
page(s): 31, in a footnote [details]
additional source Walker, B. (1900). Note on the habits of <i>Limnaea mighelsi</i> W. G. Binn. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(1): 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42800066 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Jesse Wedgwood Mighels (pronounced Miles) (1795-1861). [details]Nomenclature Introduced as a replacement name for Limnea ampla Mighels, 1843, non Hartmann, 1821 [details]
Type locality USA, Maine, Second Eagle Lake, Aroostook County [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bigmouth pondsnail | [details] |
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