MolluscaBase - Segmentina (Planorbula) alexandrina (Ehrenberg, 1831)

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Segmentina (Planorbula) alexandrina (Ehrenberg, 1831)

AphiaID

1514175 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1514175)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Biomphalaria alexandrina (Ehrenberg, 1831)

Rank

Species

Parent

Segmentina (Planorbula) Haldeman, 1840 accepted as Planorbula Haldeman, 1840

Original name

Planorbis alexandrinus Ehrenberg, 1831

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Variety Segmentina (Planorbula) alexandrina var. tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Biomphalaria sudanica (E. von Martens, 1870)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Planorbis alexandrinus Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): № 3, p. 18 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Segmentina (Planorbula) alexandrina (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1514175 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-06-07 07:59:59Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Planorbis alexandrinus Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): № 3, p. 18 [details]