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Biomphalaria prona (E. von Martens, 1873)
848628 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848628)
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Species
Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Planorbis pronus E. von Martens, 1873 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Martens, E. von. (1873). Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's, pp. 157-225, 2 pls. <em>In: K. B. Reichert, ed. Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertjährigen Bestehens der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Berlin, Ferd. Dümmler's Verlag.</em> vii + 264 pp, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10603358
page(s): 198-199, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
(of Planorbis pronus E. von Martens, 1873) Martens, E. von. (1873). Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's, pp. 157-225, 2 pls. <em>In: K. B. Reichert, ed. Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertjährigen Bestehens der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Berlin, Ferd. Dümmler's Verlag.</em> vii + 264 pp, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10603358
page(s): 198, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 198-199, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
(of Planorbis pronus E. von Martens, 1873) Martens, E. von. (1873). Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's, pp. 157-225, 2 pls. <em>In: K. B. Reichert, ed. Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertjährigen Bestehens der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Berlin, Ferd. Dümmler's Verlag.</em> vii + 264 pp, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10603358
page(s): 198, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Venezuela
type locality contained in Venezuela [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Biomphalaria prona (E. von Martens, 1873). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848628 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Martens, E. von. (1873). Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's, pp. 157-225, 2 pls. <em>In: K. B. Reichert, ed. Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertjährigen Bestehens der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Berlin, Ferd. Dümmler's Verlag.</em> vii + 264 pp, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10603358
page(s): 198-199, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Planorbis pronus E. von Martens, 1873) Martens, E. von. (1873). Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's, pp. 157-225, 2 pls. <em>In: K. B. Reichert, ed. Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertjährigen Bestehens der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Berlin, Ferd. Dümmler's Verlag.</em> vii + 264 pp, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10603358
page(s): 198, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907) Preston, H. B. (1907). Descriptions of new species of land and freshwater shells from Central and South America. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7th series.</em> 20(120): 490-498. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254358
page(s): 497, fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Jarne, P., Pointier, J.-P. & David, P. (2011). Biosystematics of <i>Biomphalaria</i> spp. with an emphasis on <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i>. <em>Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes.</em> 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7028-2_1 [details]
additional source Paraense, W. L.; Pointier, J. P.; Delay, B.; Pernot, A. F.; Incani, R. N.; Balzan, C.; Chrosciechowski, P. (1992). Biomphalaria prona (Gastropoda: Planorbidae): a morphological and biochemical study. <em>Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.</em> 87(2): 171-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761992000200001 [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Pointier J.P. (ed.). (2015). <i>Freshwater molluscs of Venezuela and their medical and veterinary importance</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 228 pp. [details]
page(s): 198-199, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Planorbis pronus E. von Martens, 1873) Martens, E. von. (1873). Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's, pp. 157-225, 2 pls. <em>In: K. B. Reichert, ed. Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertjährigen Bestehens der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Berlin, Ferd. Dümmler's Verlag.</em> vii + 264 pp, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10603358
page(s): 198, pl. 2, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907) Preston, H. B. (1907). Descriptions of new species of land and freshwater shells from Central and South America. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7th series.</em> 20(120): 490-498. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254358
page(s): 497, fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Jarne, P., Pointier, J.-P. & David, P. (2011). Biosystematics of <i>Biomphalaria</i> spp. with an emphasis on <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i>. <em>Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes.</em> 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7028-2_1 [details]
additional source Paraense, W. L.; Pointier, J. P.; Delay, B.; Pernot, A. F.; Incani, R. N.; Balzan, C.; Chrosciechowski, P. (1992). Biomphalaria prona (Gastropoda: Planorbidae): a morphological and biochemical study. <em>Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.</em> 87(2): 171-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761992000200001 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Pointier J.P. (ed.). (2015). <i>Freshwater molluscs of Venezuela and their medical and veterinary importance</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 228 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Planorbis meridaensis. Preston, 1907. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 (20): 497, not figured - catalog no. 98195) (from synonym Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
