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Helix (Cochlicella) opposita Mousson, 1888
1784677 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1784677)
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Mousson, A. (1888). Coquilles recueillies dans le Sud-Ouest de l'Afrique par M. le Dr. H. Schinz, déterminée par Alb. Mousson. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 35(4): 291-301, pl. 12. ["1887"; 31 January 1888]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15921538
page(s): 293, pl. 12 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 293, pl. 12 fig. 2 [details]
Holotype ZMZ 505137
, Note Namibia, “détaché d’une marne calcaire...
Holotype ZMZ 505137 [details]
Type locality Namibia, “détaché d’une marne calcaire claire, très récente, à Upingtonia, au sud d’Ondonga” (Schinz; 1 ex.) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Cochlicella) opposita Mousson, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1784677 on 2025-09-11
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Mousson, A. (1888). Coquilles recueillies dans le Sud-Ouest de l'Afrique par M. le Dr. H. Schinz, déterminée par Alb. Mousson. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 35(4): 291-301, pl. 12. ["1887"; 31 January 1888]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15921538
page(s): 293, pl. 12 fig. 2 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 110, Plate 15, Fig. 11 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 293, pl. 12 fig. 2 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 110, Plate 15, Fig. 11 [details] Available for editors





Holotype ZMZ 505137 [details]
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Type locality Namibia, “détaché d’une marne calcaire claire, très récente, à Upingtonia, au sud d’Ondonga” (Schinz; 1 ex.) [details]