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Physella hordacea (I. Lea, 1864)
1308088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1308088)
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Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
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(of Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864) Lea I. (1864). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of <i>Physa</i> of the United States and Canada. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 16: 114-116 [after 25 April 1864, before 30 June 1864]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1942708
page(s): 116 [details]
page(s): 116 [details]
Note Vancouver Island, Fort Vancouver...
Etymology Latin hordeaceus, of barley, from hordeum, barley; presumably indicating the shell is like a barley-grain
Taxonomic remark Taylor (2003) considers this species as 'incertae sedis' and places it tentatively into the genus Physa.
Etymology Latin hordeaceus, of barley, from hordeum, barley; presumably indicating the shell is like a barley-grain [details]
Taxonomic remark Taylor (2003) considers this species as 'incertae sedis' and places it tentatively into the genus Physa.
Taxonomic remark Taylor (2003) considers this species as 'incertae sedis' and places it tentatively into the genus Physa. [details]
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(of Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864) Lea I. (1864). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of <i>Physa</i> of the United States and Canada. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 16: 114-116 [after 25 April 1864, before 30 June 1864]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1942708
page(s): 116 [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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additional source Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): 194 [details]
page(s): 116 [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
[request]additional source Taylor, D. W. (2003). Introduction to Physidae (Gastropoda: Hygrophila); biogeography, classification, morphology. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 51(Suppl. 1): 1-263 (includes a Catalog of species, pp. 197-263)., available online at https://tropicalstudies.org/rbt/attachments/suppls/sup51-1%20Physidae/Physidae%20Information.pdf
page(s): 194 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Latin hordeaceus, of barley, from hordeum, barley; presumably indicating the shell is like a barley-grain [details]Taxonomic remark Taylor (2003) considers this species as 'incertae sedis' and places it tentatively into the genus Physa. [details]
Type locality Vancouver Island, Fort Vancouver [45º37’32”N, 122º39’25”W], Clark County, Washington, USA [details]
Type locality North America, from the Columbia River southward in the Willamette River valley, Oregon [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Physa hordacea. Lea, 1864. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 16 (2): 116 - catalog no. 17231) (from synonym Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 170764 Dorsal) (from synonym Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Physa hordacea Lea, 1864 Holotype USNM 170764) (from synonym Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 170764 Dorsal) (from synonym Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Physa hordacea Lea, 1864 Holotype USNM 170764) (from synonym Physa hordacea I. Lea, 1864)
