WoRMS taxon details
Dahlakia H. E. J. Biggs, 1971
473016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473016)
accepted
Genus
Dahlakia leilae H. E. J. Biggs, 1971 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (type by original designation)
- Species Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931)
- Species Dahlakia jugosa H. E. J. Biggs, 1971 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Dahlakia leilae H. E. J. Biggs, 1971 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Dahlakia pirenelloides H. E. J. Biggs, 1971 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Dahlakia striata H. E. J. Biggs, 1971 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Biggs, H. E. J. (1971). On a proposed new genus of cerithid mollusca from the Dahlak Islands, Red Sea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 27: 221-223. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dahlakia H. E. J. Biggs, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473016 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Biggs, H. E. J. (1971). On a proposed new genus of cerithid mollusca from the Dahlak Islands, Red Sea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 27: 221-223. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Houbrick, R. S. (1978). Redescription of <i>Bittium proteum</i> (Jousseaume, 1930) with comments on its generic placement. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(1): 9-11, figs. a-d., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273937
note: Dahlakia treated as synonym of Bittium. [details]
status source Rusmore-Villaume, M.L. (2008). Seashells of the Egyptian Red Sea: The illustrated handbook. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Pp. i–xii, 1–307.
page(s): 40. [details]
note: Dahlakia treated as synonym of Bittium. [details]
status source Rusmore-Villaume, M.L. (2008). Seashells of the Egyptian Red Sea: The illustrated handbook. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Pp. i–xii, 1–307.
page(s): 40. [details]
