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Opeas crystallinum (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896)
1058564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058564)
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Species
Euonyma crystallina (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Subulina crystallina Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Subulina crystallina Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1896). Descriptions of new terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 18 (106): 314-318, pl. 16. London. [1 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628501
page(s): 316-317, pl. 16, fig. 4. [details]
page(s): 316-317, pl. 16, fig. 4. [details]
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opeas crystallinum (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058564 on 2025-09-11
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(of Subulina crystallina Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1896). Descriptions of new terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 18 (106): 314-318, pl. 16. London. [1 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628501
page(s): 316-317, pl. 16, fig. 4. [details]
additional source Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 134 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 349 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Connolly, M. (1910). A survey of the South-African Stenogyrinae, with descriptions of several new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (8) 6 (33): 249-272, pl. 6. London. [1 September].
page(s): 255; note: As Euomyma [details]
page(s): 316-317, pl. 16, fig. 4. [details]
additional source Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 134 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 349 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Connolly, M. (1910). A survey of the South-African Stenogyrinae, with descriptions of several new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (8) 6 (33): 249-272, pl. 6. London. [1 September].
page(s): 255; note: As Euomyma [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | crystalline awl snail | [details] |
