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Rissoa australis G. B. Sowerby II, 1877
875629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:875629)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1876-1877). Monograph of the genus <i>Rissoa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 20, pl. 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [pls. 2-9, 1876, no month date; 1, 10-13, 1877, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8230263
page(s): plate 13, species 123 [details]
page(s): plate 13, species 123 [details]
Nomenclature In the original description, Sowerby suggested that it could be a Rissoina. It is a junior secondary homonym of Rissoina...
Nomenclature In the original description, Sowerby suggested that it could be a Rissoina. It is a junior secondary homonym of Rissoina australis Moore, 1870, and a senior primary homonym of Rissoa australis Watson, 1886. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rissoa australis G. B. Sowerby II, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=875629 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1876-1877). Monograph of the genus <i>Rissoa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 20, pl. 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [pls. 2-9, 1876, no month date; 1, 10-13, 1877, no month date]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8230263
page(s): plate 13, species 123 [details]
page(s): plate 13, species 123 [details]
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Nomenclature In the original description, Sowerby suggested that it could be a Rissoina. It is a junior secondary homonym of Rissoina australis Moore, 1870, and a senior primary homonym of Rissoa australis Watson, 1886. [details]
