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Macroptychia africana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899)
1058574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058574)
accepted
Species
Austrobalea africana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Balea africana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Balea africana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [details]
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macroptychia africana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058574 on 2025-09-11
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(of Balea africana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [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): 126 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Neubert, E. (2002). The non-Alopiine Clausiliidae of Africa, with a note on Clausilia giraudi Bourguignat (Mollusca, Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae). <em>Collectanea Malacologica, Festschrift für Gerhard Falkner.</em> 253-275.
page(s): 265 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1967). Miscellaneous notes on Southern African Gastropoda Euthyneura (Mollusca). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 91: 1-34, 1 plate. Leiden., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317698
page(s): 24 [details]
page(s): 198, pl. 3, fig. 10. [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): 126 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Neubert, E. (2002). The non-Alopiine Clausiliidae of Africa, with a note on Clausilia giraudi Bourguignat (Mollusca, Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae). <em>Collectanea Malacologica, Festschrift für Gerhard Falkner.</em> 253-275.
page(s): 265 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1967). Miscellaneous notes on Southern African Gastropoda Euthyneura (Mollusca). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 91: 1-34, 1 plate. Leiden., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317698
page(s): 24 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | South African door snail | [details] |
