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Physa prinsepii J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †
1516538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1516538)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Physa prinsepii var. elongata Hislop, 1860 † accepted as Platyphysa nagensis Pacaud, 2022 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Variety Physa prinsepii var. inflata Hislop, 1860 † accepted as Platyphysa prinsepii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
fossil only
Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Organic remains collected by Mr. Malcolmson and described by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby. In: Malcolmson, J.G. On the Fossils of the Eastern Portion of the Great Basaltic District of India. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5(3): 550-551, pl. 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236116
page(s): pl. 47, figs 14-16 [details]
page(s): pl. 47, figs 14-16 [details]
Lectotype BMNH PIMG 1208
, Note "from Munnoor [and] Chiknee", India; Chikni is...
Lectotype BMNH PIMG 1208 [details]
Type locality "from Munnoor [and] Chiknee", India; Chikni is c. 100 km S of Nagpur, "Munnoor" might be Mūtnūr in Telangana State. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physa prinsepii J. de C. Sowerby, 1840 †. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1516538 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Organic remains collected by Mr. Malcolmson and described by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby. In: Malcolmson, J.G. On the Fossils of the Eastern Portion of the Great Basaltic District of India. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5(3): 550-551, pl. 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236116
page(s): pl. 47, figs 14-16 [details]
additional source Hislop, S. (1860). On the Tertiary deposits, associated with Trap-rock, in the East Indies. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 16: 154-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427895
page(s): 173 [details]
page(s): pl. 47, figs 14-16 [details]
additional source Hislop, S. (1860). On the Tertiary deposits, associated with Trap-rock, in the East Indies. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 16: 154-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427895
page(s): 173 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype BMNH PIMG 1208 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "from Munnoor [and] Chiknee", India; Chikni is c. 100 km S of Nagpur, "Munnoor" might be Mūtnūr in Telangana State. [details]
