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Physella humerosa (Gould, 1855)
1306257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1306257)
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Physa humerosa Gould, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
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(of Physa humerosa Gould, 1855) Gould, A. A. (1855). New species of land and fresh-water shells from Western (N.) America. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 5: 127-130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871264
page(s): 128 [details]
page(s): 128 [details]
Note "Colorado Desert and at Pecos River" (Gould,...
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Type locality "Colorado Desert and at Pecos River" (Gould, 1855). According to Taylor (2003), the type locality is "Pleistocene or Holocene, Colorado Desert, California, USA" [details]
Taxonomic remark According to Taylor (2003) this species is a junior synonym of Physella mexicana. However, Johnson et al. (2013) cite it as...
Taxonomic remark According to Taylor (2003) this species is a junior synonym of Physella mexicana. However, Johnson et al. (2013) cite it as valid. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physella humerosa (Gould, 1855). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1306257 on 2025-09-10
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(of Physa humerosa Gould, 1855) Gould, A. A. (1855). New species of land and fresh-water shells from Western (N.) America. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 5: 127-130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871264
page(s): 128 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 128 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark According to Taylor (2003) this species is a junior synonym of Physella mexicana. However, Johnson et al. (2013) cite it as valid. [details]Type locality "Colorado Desert and at Pecos River" (Gould, 1855). According to Taylor (2003), the type locality is "Pleistocene or Holocene, Colorado Desert, California, USA" [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Corkscrew physa | [details] |
