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Opalia dushaneae E. F. García, 2004

388729  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:388729)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Epitoniidae (Family)
  9. Opalia (Genus)
  10. Opalia dushaneae (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
García E.F. 2004. New records of <i>Opalia</i>-like mollusks (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of fourteen new species. <i>Novapex</i> 5(1): 1-18, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42323212 [details] 
Type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Helen DuShane (1907-2002).  
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Helen DuShane (1907-2002). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opalia dushaneae E. F. García, 2004. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388729 on 2025-09-11
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2009-04-03 07:35:23Z
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2016-03-10 21:29:40Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2022-03-01 12:06:09Z
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Gofas, Serge

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original description García E.F. 2004. New records of <i>Opalia</i>-like mollusks (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of fourteen new species. <i>Novapex</i> 5(1): 1-18, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42323212 [details] 

additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 9, pl. S12 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Helen DuShane (1907-2002). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) 
To Conchology (Opalia dushaneae) 
To Conchology (Opalia dushaneae) 
To Conchology (Opalia dushaneae) 
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