MolluscaBase - Planorbis (Biomphalaria) Preston, 1910

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Planorbis (Biomphalaria) Preston, 1910

AphiaID

1513117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1513117)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Biomphalaria Preston, 1910

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Planorbis O. F. Müller, 1773

Original name

Biomphalaria Preston, 1910

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Species Planorbis (Biomphalaria) katangae F. Haas, 1934 accepted as Biomphalaria ruppellii (Dunker, 1848) accepted as Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Biomphalaria Preston, 1910) Preston, H. B. (1910). Additions to the non-marine molluscan fauna of British and German East Africa and Lake Albert Edward. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 6 (35): 526-536, pl. 7-9. London. [1 November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619767
page(s): 535 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Planorbis (Biomphalaria) Preston, 1910. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1513117 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-05-31 12:22:38Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-01-09 14:05:20Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Biomphalaria Preston, 1910) Preston, H. B. (1910). Additions to the non-marine molluscan fauna of British and German East Africa and Lake Albert Edward. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 6 (35): 526-536, pl. 7-9. London. [1 November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619767
page(s): 535 [details]