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Philopotamis violaceus (Layard, 1855)
1505327 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1505327)
accepted
Species
Tanalia violacea Layard, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Tanalia violacea Layard, 1855) Layard, E. L. (1855). Observations on the genus <i>Paludomus</i> of Swainson, with descriptions of several new species, and the description of a new species of <i>Anculotus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (1854): 87-94 (published 1855)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747472
page(s): 92 [details]
page(s): 92 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Philopotamis violaceus (Layard, 1855). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1505327 on 2025-09-10
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(of Tanalia violacea Layard, 1855) Layard, E. L. (1855). Observations on the genus <i>Paludomus</i> of Swainson, with descriptions of several new species, and the description of a new species of <i>Anculotus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (1854): 87-94 (published 1855)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747472
page(s): 92 [details]
basis of record Brot, A. (1880). Die Gattung <i>Paludomus</i> auct. (<i>Tanalia, Stomatodon, Philopotamis, Paludomus</i>) (Melaniaceen). In: <i>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz</i>, ed. 2, Bd 1, Abt. 25: 1-52, pls. 3-8. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. Note: plate 1 and 2 were published by Küster in Lieferung 176 (1861) and 184 (1863), respectively. The text of Küster (pages 1-8) was published in Lieferung 179 (1862), but on the wrapper of Lieferung 293 is was stated that this text should be destroyed. Plate 1 and 2 form an integral part of the volume by Brot. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52393838
page(s): 15 [details]
page(s): 92 [details]
basis of record Brot, A. (1880). Die Gattung <i>Paludomus</i> auct. (<i>Tanalia, Stomatodon, Philopotamis, Paludomus</i>) (Melaniaceen). In: <i>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz</i>, ed. 2, Bd 1, Abt. 25: 1-52, pls. 3-8. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. Note: plate 1 and 2 were published by Küster in Lieferung 176 (1861) and 184 (1863), respectively. The text of Küster (pages 1-8) was published in Lieferung 179 (1862), but on the wrapper of Lieferung 293 is was stated that this text should be destroyed. Plate 1 and 2 form an integral part of the volume by Brot. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52393838
page(s): 15 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
