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Helix (Trochonanina) pretoriensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890
1369908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1369908)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1890). Descriptions of four new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa, with observations on Helix huttoniae (BENS.). <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 6 (36): 466-469. London. [1 December].
page(s): 469 [details]
page(s): 469 [details]
Type locality contained in Gauteng
type locality contained in Gauteng [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Trochonanina) pretoriensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1369908 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1890). Descriptions of four new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa, with observations on Helix huttoniae (BENS.). <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 6 (36): 466-469. London. [1 December].
page(s): 469 [details]
additional source 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): pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
source of synonymy Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 164 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 469 [details]
additional source 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): pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
source of synonymy Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 164 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
