MolluscaBase - Helicella (Xeropicta) protea (Rossmassler, 1838)

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Helicella (Xeropicta) protea (Rossmassler, 1838)

AphiaID

1548620 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1548620)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Rank

Species

Parent

Helicella (Xeropicta) Monterosato, 1892 accepted as Xeropicta Monterosato, 1892

Original name

Helix protea Rossmassler, 1838

Synonymised names

Helix protea Rossmassler, 1838 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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Subspecies Helicella (Xeropicta) protea mavromoustakisi F. Haas, 1933 accepted as Xeropicta ledereri mavromoustakisi (F. Haas, 1933) (basionym)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Helix protea Rossmassler, 1838) Rossmässler, E. A. (1838-1844). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 2 (1/2) [7/8]: 4 + 1-44. pl 31-40 [≥ June 1838]; (1) 2 (3/4) [9-10]: I-IV + 1-46. pl. 41-50 [≥ Sept. 1839]; (1) 2 (5) [11]: I-IV + 1–15. pl. 51–55 [≥ June 1842]; (1) 2 (6) [12]: I-IV + 1-37. pl. 56-60 [≥Sept. 1844]. [Dresden und Leipzig (Arnoldische Buchhandlung)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24986222
page(s): vol. 2, p. 24 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicella (Xeropicta) protea (Rossmassler, 1838). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1548620 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-11-13 20:56:08Z

created

Páll-Gergely, Barna

2023-05-04 07:01:32Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

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Sources (2)

original description (of Helix protea Rossmassler, 1838) Rossmässler, E. A. (1838-1844). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 2 (1/2) [7/8]: 4 + 1-44. pl 31-40 [≥ June 1838]; (1) 2 (3/4) [9-10]: I-IV + 1-46. pl. 41-50 [≥ Sept. 1839]; (1) 2 (5) [11]: I-IV + 1–15. pl. 51–55 [≥ June 1842]; (1) 2 (6) [12]: I-IV + 1-37. pl. 56-60 [≥Sept. 1844]. [Dresden und Leipzig (Arnoldische Buchhandlung)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24986222
page(s): vol. 2, p. 24 [details]

basis of record Gittenberger, E. (1991). On Cyprian Helicellinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda Pulmonata: Helicidae), making a new start. Zoologische Mededelingen, 65 (7): 99-128. Leiden [31 July].
page(s): 111 [details] Available for editors

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