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Opeas (Bulimus) pealei Tryon, 1869
1434199 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1434199)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Tryon, G. W., Jr. (1869). Descriptions of new species of terrestrial Mollusca from the Andaman Islands, Indian Archipelago. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(2): 109-111, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15978949
page(s): 110-111, pl. 10, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 110-111, pl. 10, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Andaman Islands
type locality contained in Andaman Islands (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the American artist, naturalist, and founder of the Philadelphia Museum, Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827).
Etymology Named for the American artist, naturalist, and founder of the Philadelphia Museum, Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827). [details]
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Tryon, G. W., Jr. (1869). Descriptions of new species of terrestrial Mollusca from the Andaman Islands, Indian Archipelago. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(2): 109-111, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15978949
page(s): 110-111, pl. 10, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 110-111, pl. 10, fig. 5 [details]




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Etymology Named for the American artist, naturalist, and founder of the Philadelphia Museum, Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827). [details]