MolluscaBase taxon details
Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848)
1058684 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058684)
accepted
Species
Bulinus (Bulinus) coulboisi (Bourguignat, 1888) · unaccepted
Bulinus (Bulinus) guernei Dautzenberg, 1890 · unaccepted
Bulinus corneus (Morelet, 1889) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bulinus diaphanus (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Bulinus tropicus var. verreauxii (Bourguignat, 1856) · unaccepted
Isidora compta Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
Isidora tropica (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Physa algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 · unaccepted
Physa alluaudi Dautzenberg, 1908 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Physa cornea Morelet, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Junior primary homonym of Physa...)
Junior primary homonym of Physa cornea Massot, 1845
Physa craveni Ancey, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physa cyrtonota Bourguignat, 1856 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Physa diaphana Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physa lirata Craven, 1881 · unaccepted (junior primary homonym of Physa...)
junior primary homonym of Physa lirata Tristram, 1863: Physa craveni Ancey, 1886 is a replacement name.
Physa rumrutiensis Preston, 1913 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Physa syngenes Preston, 1913 · unaccepted
Physa tropica Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Physa verreauxii Bourguignat, 1856 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Variety Bulinus tropicus var. verreauxii (Bourguignat, 1856) accepted as Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848)
(of Physa tropica Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 84, pl. 5, fig. 12. [details]
page(s): 84, pl. 5, fig. 12. [details]
Type locality contained in South Africa (country)
type locality contained in South Africa (country) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058684 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Isidora compta Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1903). Descriptions of thirty-one terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 12 (72): 595-609, pl. 31-32. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993365
page(s): 606, pl. 32, fig. 14. [details]
original description (of Physa diaphana Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 84, pl. 5, fig. 11. [details]
original description (of Physa tropica Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 84, pl. 5, fig. 12. [details]
original description (of Physa craveni Ancey, 1886) Ancey, C. F. (1886). Note sur certaines sections du genre Physa et diverses formes de ce genre. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> (1) 3(45): 357-358.
page(s): 358 [details]
original description (of Physa lirata Craven, 1881) Craven, A.E. (1881). On a collection of land- and freshwater shells from the Transvaal and Orange Free State in South Africa, with descriptions of nine new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880: 614–618. Volume date 1880, publication date 1881.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522818
page(s): 617 [details]
original description (of Physa verreauxii Bourguignat, 1856) Bourguignat, J.R. (1856). Recensement des Physes du continent africain. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> (2) 8: 229–241., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2303586
page(s): 237, pl. 15, figs 3, 4. [details]
original description (of Physa cyrtonota Bourguignat, 1856) Bourguignat, J.R. (1856). Recensement des Physes du continent africain. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> (2) 8: 229–241., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2303586
page(s): 238, pl. 15, figs 1, 2. [details]
original description (of Physa cornea Morelet, 1889) Morelet, A. (1889). Coquilles nouvelles de l'Afrique méridionale. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 37(1): 5-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16015398
page(s): 16, pl. 1, fig. 8. [details]
original description (of Physa alluaudi Dautzenberg, 1908) Dautzenberg P. (1908). Récolte malacologique de M. Ch. Alluaud en Afrique Orientale (1903-1904). <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 56: 1-34, plates 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16297969
page(s): 17, pl. 2, figs 11, 12. [details]
original description (of Physa rumrutiensis Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). New species and varieties of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from Equatorial Africa. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 3 (1): 47-62, 212, pl. 4-6. Bruxelles [15 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32991295
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Physa syngenes Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). New species and varieties of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from Equatorial Africa. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 3 (1): 47-62, 212, pl. 4-6. Bruxelles [15 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32991295
page(s): 56, pl. 5, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Physa algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873-1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Physa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pls 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [publication dates: pls. 2-7, Feb. 1873; 8-10, Apr. 1873; 1, 11, 12, Nov. 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218229
page(s): pl. 7, fig. 53 [details]
additional source Brown, D. S.; Curtis, B. A.; Bethune, S.; Appleton, C. C. (1992). Freshwater snails of East Caprivi and the lower Okavango River Basin in Namibia and Botswana. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 246(1): 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00005620
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1970). A contribution to the knowledge of non-marine Mollusca of South West Africa. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 45(4): 43–73., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318771
page(s): 44 [details]
additional source Appleton, C.C. (1977). The fresh-water Mollusca of Tongaland with a note on molluscan distribution in Lake Sibaya. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum 23(1):129-144.</em>
page(s): 135 [details]
additional source Cawston, F. G. (1928). The radula of <i>Lymnaea</i> and <i>Bulinus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(4): 141-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519876
page(s): 142 [details]
page(s): 606, pl. 32, fig. 14. [details]
original description (of Physa diaphana Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 84, pl. 5, fig. 11. [details]
original description (of Physa tropica Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 84, pl. 5, fig. 12. [details]
original description (of Physa craveni Ancey, 1886) Ancey, C. F. (1886). Note sur certaines sections du genre Physa et diverses formes de ce genre. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> (1) 3(45): 357-358.
page(s): 358 [details]
original description (of Physa lirata Craven, 1881) Craven, A.E. (1881). On a collection of land- and freshwater shells from the Transvaal and Orange Free State in South Africa, with descriptions of nine new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880: 614–618. Volume date 1880, publication date 1881.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522818
page(s): 617 [details]
original description (of Physa verreauxii Bourguignat, 1856) Bourguignat, J.R. (1856). Recensement des Physes du continent africain. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> (2) 8: 229–241., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2303586
page(s): 237, pl. 15, figs 3, 4. [details]
original description (of Physa cyrtonota Bourguignat, 1856) Bourguignat, J.R. (1856). Recensement des Physes du continent africain. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> (2) 8: 229–241., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2303586
page(s): 238, pl. 15, figs 1, 2. [details]
original description (of Physa cornea Morelet, 1889) Morelet, A. (1889). Coquilles nouvelles de l'Afrique méridionale. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 37(1): 5-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16015398
page(s): 16, pl. 1, fig. 8. [details]
original description (of Physa alluaudi Dautzenberg, 1908) Dautzenberg P. (1908). Récolte malacologique de M. Ch. Alluaud en Afrique Orientale (1903-1904). <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 56: 1-34, plates 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16297969
page(s): 17, pl. 2, figs 11, 12. [details]
original description (of Physa rumrutiensis Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). New species and varieties of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from Equatorial Africa. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 3 (1): 47-62, 212, pl. 4-6. Bruxelles [15 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32991295
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Physa syngenes Preston, 1913) Preston, H. B. (1913). New species and varieties of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from Equatorial Africa. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 3 (1): 47-62, 212, pl. 4-6. Bruxelles [15 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32991295
page(s): 56, pl. 5, fig. 10. [details]
original description (of Physa algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1873-1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Physa</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pls 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. [publication dates: pls. 2-7, Feb. 1873; 8-10, Apr. 1873; 1, 11, 12, Nov. 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218229
page(s): pl. 7, fig. 53 [details]
additional source Brown, D. S.; Curtis, B. A.; Bethune, S.; Appleton, C. C. (1992). Freshwater snails of East Caprivi and the lower Okavango River Basin in Namibia and Botswana. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 246(1): 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00005620
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1970). A contribution to the knowledge of non-marine Mollusca of South West Africa. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 45(4): 43–73., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318771
page(s): 44 [details]
additional source Appleton, C.C. (1977). The fresh-water Mollusca of Tongaland with a note on molluscan distribution in Lake Sibaya. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum 23(1):129-144.</em>
page(s): 135 [details]
additional source Cawston, F. G. (1928). The radula of <i>Lymnaea</i> and <i>Bulinus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(4): 141-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519876
page(s): 142 [details]
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