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Euspira lemaitrei (Kilburn, 1976)
1436863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1436863)
accepted
Species
Euspira massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 · unaccepted
Polinices (Euspira) lemaitrei Kilburn, 1976 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polinices (Euspira) lemaitrei Kilburn, 1976) Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>. 22: 829-884.
page(s): 865, fig. 18. [details]
page(s): 865, fig. 18. [details]
Type locality contained in Walvis Bay
type locality contained in Walvis Bay (origin: native - endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution From Mauritania, Senegal to Angola, Namibia and South Africa.
Distribution From Mauritania, Senegal to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Euspira lemaitrei (Kilburn, 1976). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1436863 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Euspira massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2018) Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2018). New gastropods from Namibia, South Australia, and Cuba. <em>The Festivus.</em> 50(2): 89-95.
page(s): 89, figs 1, 4A-B [details]
original description (of Polinices (Euspira) lemaitrei Kilburn, 1976) Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>. 22: 829-884.
page(s): 865, fig. 18. [details]
basis of record Nolf, F. (2021). The presence of <i>Euspira lemaitrei</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Naticidae) along the West African coasts and the status of <i>Euspira massieri</i> Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 as a junior synonym. <em>Neptunea.</em> 15 (3): 1-11.
page(s): 1, pl. 1 figs 1-5, pl. 2 figs 6-11, pl. 3 figs 12-17, pl. 4 figs 18-23 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 89, figs 1, 4A-B [details]
original description (of Polinices (Euspira) lemaitrei Kilburn, 1976) Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>. 22: 829-884.
page(s): 865, fig. 18. [details]
basis of record Nolf, F. (2021). The presence of <i>Euspira lemaitrei</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Naticidae) along the West African coasts and the status of <i>Euspira massieri</i> Petuch & Berschauer, 2018 as a junior synonym. <em>Neptunea.</em> 15 (3): 1-11.
page(s): 1, pl. 1 figs 1-5, pl. 2 figs 6-11, pl. 3 figs 12-17, pl. 4 figs 18-23 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution From Mauritania, Senegal to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. [details]
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