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Naninia Zilch, 1959
999033 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:999033)
unaccepted (intentional emendation of Nanina Gray, 1834; objective junior synonym of Xesta Albers, 1850 (identical type species))
Genus
Helix citrina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Xesta citrina (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
feminine
(of Nanina J. E. Gray, 1834) Gray, J. E. (1834). [Several shells, which … referred to a genus to be separated from <em>Helix</em> under the name of <em>Nanina</em>.]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1834) 2: 58-59., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568363
page(s): 58 [details]
page(s): 58 [details]
Nomenclature Naninia Zilch, 1959 was introduced as an intentional emendation of the unavailable name Nanina Gray, 1834 and is therefore...
Nomenclature Naninia Zilch, 1959 was introduced as an intentional emendation of the unavailable name Nanina Gray, 1834 and is therefore an available name in accordance with Art. 33.2 of the Code [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naninia Zilch, 1959. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=999033 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Nanina J. E. Gray, 1834) Gray, J. E. (1834). [Several shells, which … referred to a genus to be separated from <em>Helix</em> under the name of <em>Nanina</em>.]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1834) 2: 58-59., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568363
page(s): 58 [details]
page(s): 58 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Naninia Zilch, 1959 was introduced as an intentional emendation of the unavailable name Nanina Gray, 1834 and is therefore an available name in accordance with Art. 33.2 of the Code [details]
