MolluscaBase taxon details
Xeropicta mesopotamica (Mousson, 1874)
1116124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1116124)
accepted
Species
Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)
Helix mesopotamica Mousson, 1874 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Helix mesopotamica var. ghaesiana Mousson, 1874 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)
(of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) Mousson, A. (1874). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22 (1): 5-60. Paris [21 January]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15661760
page(s): 22 [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
Type locality contained in Iraq
type locality contained in Iraq [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xeropicta mesopotamica (Mousson, 1874). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1116124 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) Mousson, A. (1874). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22 (1): 5-60. Paris [21 January]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15661760
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Helix mesopotamica var. ghaesiana Mousson, 1874) Mousson, A. (1874). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22 (1): 5-60. Paris [21 January]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15661760
page(s): 37–38 [details]
basis of record Neubert, E. (1998). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of the Arabian Peninsula with descriptions of new species. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 17: 333-461.
page(s): 420 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Helix mesopotamica var. ghaesiana Mousson, 1874) Mousson, A. (1874). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22 (1): 5-60. Paris [21 January]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15661760
page(s): 37–38 [details]
basis of record Neubert, E. (1998). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of the Arabian Peninsula with descriptions of new species. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 17: 333-461.
page(s): 420 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 504560 [details]
Syntype (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 504565 [details]
Syntype (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 504566 [details]
Syntype (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 504567 [details]
Syntype (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 504568 [details]
Syntype (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 529959 [details]
Syntype (of Helix mesopotamica var. ghaesiana Mousson, 1874) ZMZ 504562 [details]
