MolluscaBase - Paralaoma orestias Preston, 1913

MolluscaBase name details

Paralaoma orestias Preston, 1913

AphiaID

1423306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1423306)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Christianoconcha orestias (Preston, 1913)

Rank

Species

Parent

Paralaoma Iredale, 1913

Original name

Paralaoma orestias Preston, 1913

Environment

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

Original description

Preston, H. B. (1913). Characters of new genera and species of terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; including zoology, botany, and geology. Eighth series.</em> 12 (72): 522-538. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100009
page(s): 534 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Norfolk Island

type locality contained in Norfolk Island [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Paralaoma orestias Preston, 1913. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423306 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-02-27 11:40:07Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2023-11-25 18:30:56Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Preston, H. B. (1913). Characters of new genera and species of terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; including zoology, botany, and geology. Eighth series.</em> 12 (72): 522-538. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100009
page(s): 534 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality