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Megaustenia imperator (A. Gould, 1859)
1326182 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1326182)
accepted
Species
Helicarion imperator (A. Gould, 1859) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helicarion imperator var. imperatrix Westerlund, 1883 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Vitrina imperator A. Gould, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Vitrina imperator A. Gould, 1859) Gould, A. A. (1859). [Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 6: 422–426., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9493602
page(s): 422 [details]
page(s): 422 [details]
Type locality contained in Hong Kong
type locality contained in Hong Kong [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megaustenia imperator (A. Gould, 1859). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326182 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Vitrina imperator A. Gould, 1859) Gould, A. A. (1859). [Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 6: 422–426., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9493602
page(s): 422 [details]
original description (of Helicarion imperator var. imperatrix Westerlund, 1883) Westerlund, C. A. (1883). Malakologische Miscellen II. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 15 (11/12): 164-174. Frankfurt am Main [November/December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31121809
page(s): 49 [details]
basis of record Solem, A. (1966). Some non-marine mollusks from Thailand, with notes on classification of the Helicarionidae. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 24: 1-110, 3 plates.
page(s): 78 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Schileyko, A. A. (2011). Check-list of land pulmonate molluscs of Vietnam (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Ruthenica.</em> 21(1): 1-68.
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 422 [details]
original description (of Helicarion imperator var. imperatrix Westerlund, 1883) Westerlund, C. A. (1883). Malakologische Miscellen II. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 15 (11/12): 164-174. Frankfurt am Main [November/December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31121809
page(s): 49 [details]
basis of record Solem, A. (1966). Some non-marine mollusks from Thailand, with notes on classification of the Helicarionidae. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 24: 1-110, 3 plates.
page(s): 78 [details] Available for editors

additional source Schileyko, A. A. (2011). Check-list of land pulmonate molluscs of Vietnam (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Ruthenica.</em> 21(1): 1-68.
page(s): 36 [details]



