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Bulimus pseudocaledonicus var. dentata Gassies, 1871

Gastropoda : Bulimuloidea : Bulimulidae
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: T. Pain
Accession No.: NMW.Z.1981.118.03697
Preparations: Dry shell
No. of Specimens: 1 sh
Locality: Art Island, Belep Archipelago, New Caledonia (France)
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) Montrozier

References


Reference
Citation
Reference available
Gassies, J. B. 1871. Faune conchyliologique terrestre et fluvio-lacustre de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. 2. Paris. 1-212pp; pls 1-8 [81-82; pl. 7, fig. 1] Cited
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Original Description
Type Designation

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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Art Is. N. C. (Mont.).
Gassies, 1871: Ile Art. (M. Montrozier)
Point Locality:
Country: New Caledonia (France)
Station:
Grid ref./Coordinates:
Region: Art Island, Belep Archipelago,
Sea Region:
Altitude:
Depth:
Expedition:
Ex. Collection: Montrozier
Collecting date:
Collected by:

Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Pulmonata
- Bulimuloidea Bulimulidae

Remarks

This NMW specimen has a very good likeness to the single shell illustrated by Gassies for this variety and is therefore listed here as the holotype.

Record last modified - 27/06/2018