MolluscaBase - Physastra lessoni (E. A. Smith, 1882)

MolluscaBase name details

Physastra lessoni (E. A. Smith, 1882)

AphiaID

1351388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1351388)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Glyptophysa novahollandica (Bowdich, 1822)

Rank

Species

Parent

Physastra Tapparone Canefri, 1883 accepted as Glyptophysa Crosse, 1872

Original name

Physa lessoni E. A. Smith, 1882

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Physa lessoni E. A. Smith, 1882) Smith, E. A. (1882). On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society London, Zoology. 16 (92): 255-316., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982496
page(s): 276-277, pl. 5, figs 21, 22.; note: Spelling given as lessoni and lessonii. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physastra lessoni (E. A. Smith, 1882). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351388 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-17 19:41:52Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2021-09-10 08:59:50Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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

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Sources (2)

original description (of Physa lessoni E. A. Smith, 1882) Smith, E. A. (1882). On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society London, Zoology. 16 (92): 255-316., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982496
page(s): 276-277, pl. 5, figs 21, 22.; note: Spelling given as lessoni and lessonii. [details]

basis of record Benthem Jutting, W. S. S. van. (1963). Non-marine Mollusca of west New Guinea. Part 1. Mollusca from fresh and brackish waters. Nova Guinea, Zoology. 20: 409-521.
page(s): 486 [details]