MolluscaBase - Mendana (Mendana) rectangula (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

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Mendana (Mendana) rectangula (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

AphiaID

1379384 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1379384)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Mendana rectangula (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mendana (Mendana) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Mendana H. B. Baker, 1938

Original name

Helix rectangula L. Pfeiffer, 1846

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Subspecies Mendana (Mendana) rectangula altior H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Mendana rectangula altior H. B. Baker, 1938

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Helix rectangula L. Pfeiffer, 1846) Pfeiffer, L. (1846). Descriptions of thirty-six new species of Helix, belonging to the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 13: 126-133 ("1845")., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862622
page(s): 130 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mendana (Mendana) rectangula (L. Pfeiffer, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1379384 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2019-09-21 07:55:44Z

created

Köhler, Frank

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix rectangula L. Pfeiffer, 1846) Pfeiffer, L. (1846). Descriptions of thirty-six new species of Helix, belonging to the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 13: 126-133 ("1845")., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862622
page(s): 130 [details]