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Buliminus olivaceus J. W. Taylor, 1877
1497756 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1497756)
unaccepted (junior secondary homonym of Bulimus olivaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1846; Bulimus (Buliminus) subolivaceus E. A. Smith, 1890 is a replacement name.)
Species
Taylor, J. W. (1877). Description of new species of land shell from the east coast of Africa. <em>Quarterly Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(12): 251-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16252423
page(s): 253, pl. 2, fig. 5.; note: Attributed to J.S. Gibbons MS. [details]
page(s): 253, pl. 2, fig. 5.; note: Attributed to J.S. Gibbons MS. [details]
Type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago
type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago [details]
Taxonomic remark Name attributed to Gibbons as Taylor stated 'I have availed myself largely of the very excellent and accurate descriptive...
Taxonomic remark Name attributed to Gibbons as Taylor stated 'I have availed myself largely of the very excellent and accurate descriptive notes prepared by Mr Gibbons'. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Buliminus olivaceus J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1497756 on 2025-09-11
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Taylor, J. W. (1877). Description of new species of land shell from the east coast of Africa. <em>Quarterly Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(12): 251-255., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16252423
page(s): 253, pl. 2, fig. 5.; note: Attributed to J.S. Gibbons MS. [details]
page(s): 253, pl. 2, fig. 5.; note: Attributed to J.S. Gibbons MS. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Name attributed to Gibbons as Taylor stated 'I have availed myself largely of the very excellent and accurate descriptive notes prepared by Mr Gibbons'. [details]
