MolluscaBase name details

Helix (Pella) lygaea Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892

1258381  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258381)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Helicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Helicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Helicidae (Family)
  14. Helicinae (Subfamily)
  15. Helicini (Tribe)
  16. Helix (Genus)
  17. Helix (Pella) (Subgenus)
  18. Helix (Pella) lygaea (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Desriptions of seven new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 9 (49): 84-87, pl. 4, 6. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617727
page(s): 85, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details] 
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal  
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [details]
, Note Natal [KwwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].  
Type locality Natal [KwwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Pella) lygaea Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258381 on 2025-09-11
Date
action
by
2018-06-05 08:08:09Z
created
Herbert, David
2018-07-07 10:46:58Z
changed
Herbert, David
2023-05-22 14:15:33Z
changed
Herbert, David

Creative Commons License The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


original description Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Desriptions of seven new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 9 (49): 84-87, pl. 4, 6. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617727
page(s): 85, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality Natal [KwwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
This service is powered by LifeWatch Belgium
Learn more»
Website and databases developed and hosted by Flanders Marine Institute · Page generated on 2025-09-11 19:44:40+02:00  · Contact: Data Management Team