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Limax (Amalia) hewstoni J. G. Cooper, 1872
1355875 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1355875)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
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Cooper, J. G. (1872). On new Californian Pulmonata, etc. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 143-154, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26296902
page(s): 145, pl. 3, figs. B 1-5 [details]
page(s): 145, pl. 3, figs. B 1-5 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note San Francisco, California
type locality contained in USA [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality San Francisco, California [details]
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, George Hewston (1826-1891).
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, George Hewston (1826-1891). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limax (Amalia) hewstoni J. G. Cooper, 1872. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355875 on 2025-09-11
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Cooper, J. G. (1872). On new Californian Pulmonata, etc. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 143-154, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26296902
page(s): 145, pl. 3, figs. B 1-5 [details]
basis of record Wiktor, A. (1987). Milacidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) - systematic monograph. Annales Zoologici, 41 (3): 153-319. Warszawa [31 December]. [details]
additional source Stearns, R. E. C. (1904). <i>Limax maximus</i> and other slugs in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(3): 34-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817003
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 145, pl. 3, figs. B 1-5 [details]
basis of record Wiktor, A. (1987). Milacidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) - systematic monograph. Annales Zoologici, 41 (3): 153-319. Warszawa [31 December]. [details]
additional source Stearns, R. E. C. (1904). <i>Limax maximus</i> and other slugs in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(3): 34-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817003
page(s): 36 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
