MolluscaBase - Helix otwayensis Petterd, 1879

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Helix otwayensis Petterd, 1879

AphiaID

1417483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1417483)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Oreomava otwayensis (Petterd, 1879)

Rank

Species

Parent

Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Helix otwayensis Petterd, 1879

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Subspecies Helix otwayensis alpina Petterd, 1879 accepted as Oreomava johnstoni Iredale, 1933 (invalid: not Ferussac, 1822 nor Menetries, 1832; Oreomava johnstoni is a replacement name)

Environment

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

Original description

Petterd, W. F. (1879). <i>A monograph of the land shells of Tasmania</i>. Privately published, Launceston. vi + 55 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116705
page(s): 39 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Victoria (Australian state)

type locality contained in Victoria (Australian state) [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix otwayensis Petterd, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417483 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-01-31 07:04:04Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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

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original description Petterd, W. F. (1879). <i>A monograph of the land shells of Tasmania</i>. Privately published, Launceston. vi + 55 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116705
page(s): 39 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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