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Dorcasia J. E. Gray, 1838
995415 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995415)
accepted
Genus
Helix (Dorcasia) J. E. Gray, 1838 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Dorcasia alexandri J. E. Gray, 1838
- Species Dorcasia antiqua Wenz, 1926 †
- Species Dorcasia cernua (E. von Martens, 1889)
- Species Dorcasia coagulum (E. von Martens, 1889)
- Species Dorcasia kaiseri Wenz, 1926 †
- Species Dorcasia perspectiva Connolly, 1915
- Species Dorcasia rogersi Connolly, 1915
- Subgenus Dorcasia (Tulbaghinia) Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898 accepted as Tulbaghinia Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898 (distinct genus)
- Species Dorcasia (Tulbaghinia) isomerioides Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898 accepted as Tulbaghinia isomerioides (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Dorcasia inhluzana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1894 accepted as Natalina quekettiana quekettiana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893)
- Species Dorcasia ponsonbyi Fulton, 1910 accepted as Trigonephrus ambiguosus (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Species Dorcasia schadenbergi Möllendorff, 1888 accepted as Torobaena schadenbergi (Möllendorff, 1888) (original combination)
Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. <i>An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras</i>. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 268 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
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Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. <i>An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras</i>. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 268 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1896). The earliest publication of <i>Dorcasia</i> Gray. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 9(9): 108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731453 [details]
additional source Leme, J. L. Moreira. (1980). Sobre a posição taxonômica de <i>Dorcasia</i> e <i>Trigonephrus</i> (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). <em>Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 34(2): 11-19. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1905). Anatomical and systematic notes on <i>Dorcasia</i>, <i>Trigonephrus</i>, n. gen., <i>Corilla</i>, <i>Thersites</i>, and <i>Chloritis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6: 286–291, pls. 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176417
page(s): 286-287 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1896). The earliest publication of <i>Dorcasia</i> Gray. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 9(9): 108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731453 [details]
additional source Leme, J. L. Moreira. (1980). Sobre a posição taxonômica de <i>Dorcasia</i> e <i>Trigonephrus</i> (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). <em>Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 34(2): 11-19. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1905). Anatomical and systematic notes on <i>Dorcasia</i>, <i>Trigonephrus</i>, n. gen., <i>Corilla</i>, <i>Thersites</i>, and <i>Chloritis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6: 286–291, pls. 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176417
page(s): 286-287 [details]
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