MolluscaBase name details
Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907
1452778 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452778)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
recent only
Preston, H. B. (1907). Descriptions of new species of land and freshwater shells from Central and South America. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7th series.</em> 20(120): 490-498. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254358
page(s): 497, fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 497, fig. 18 [details]
Note Venezuela, Merida
Type locality Venezuela, Merida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452778 on 2025-09-11
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Preston, H. B. (1907). Descriptions of new species of land and freshwater shells from Central and South America. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7th series.</em> 20(120): 490-498. London. [1 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254358
page(s): 497, fig. 18 [details]
source of synonymy Paraense, W. L. (1992). Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae), a synonym of Biomphalaria prona (Martens, 1873). <em>Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.</em> 87(4): 545-548., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761992000400013 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 497, fig. 18 [details]
source of synonymy Paraense, W. L. (1992). Planorbis meridaensis Preston, 1907 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae), a synonym of Biomphalaria prona (Martens, 1873). <em>Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.</em> 87(4): 545-548., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761992000400013 [details] Available for editors





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Type locality Venezuela, Merida [details]