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Metafruticicola nicosiana nicosiana (Mousson, 1854)
1421505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1421505)
accepted
Subspecies
Helix (Cressa) lusignani Kobelt, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix nicosiana var. pallida Mousson, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Metafruticicola (Rothifruticicola) nicosiana nicosiana (Mousson, 1854) · alternative representation
(of Helix nicosiana Mousson, 1854) Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47588377
page(s): 28–29, pl. fig. 2 (shell) [reprinted: 1854, Mitth. naturf. Ges. Zürich, 3 (8, 102): 375–376]. [details]
page(s): 28–29, pl. fig. 2 (shell) [reprinted: 1854, Mitth. naturf. Ges. Zürich, 3 (8, 102): 375–376]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metafruticicola nicosiana nicosiana (Mousson, 1854). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1421505 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Helix nicosiana Mousson, 1854) Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47588377
page(s): 28–29, pl. fig. 2 (shell) [reprinted: 1854, Mitth. naturf. Ges. Zürich, 3 (8, 102): 375–376]. [details]
original description (of Helix nicosiana var. pallida Mousson, 1854) Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47588377
page(s): 376 [details]
basis of record Bitzilekis, E.; Vardinoyannis, K.; Mylonas, M. (2023). A new species of <i>Metafruticicola</i> (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) from the Aegean Archipelago and new anatomical and distributional data on some congeneric species. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 879: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2155
page(s): 6, figs 2A, C, E [details]
page(s): 28–29, pl. fig. 2 (shell) [reprinted: 1854, Mitth. naturf. Ges. Zürich, 3 (8, 102): 375–376]. [details]
original description (of Helix nicosiana var. pallida Mousson, 1854) Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47588377
page(s): 376 [details]
basis of record Bitzilekis, E.; Vardinoyannis, K.; Mylonas, M. (2023). A new species of <i>Metafruticicola</i> (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) from the Aegean Archipelago and new anatomical and distributional data on some congeneric species. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 879: 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2155
page(s): 6, figs 2A, C, E [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
