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Cataulus nietneri G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871
1455510 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1455510)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Cataulus L. Pfeiffer, 1851 accepted as Tortulosa J. E. Gray, 1847
- Variety Cataulus nietneri var. caperata Collett, 1899 accepted as Tortulosa nietneri var. caperata (Collett, 1899) (original combination)
- Variety Cataulus nietneri var. unicolor Collett, 1899 accepted as Tortulosa nietneri var. unicolor (Collett, 1899) (original combination)
Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1871). Descriptions of new Mollusca from the Eastern regions. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (1): 1-11, plate 1. Calcutta [31 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35630807
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 7, 7a [details]
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 7, 7a [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for Johannes (John) Werner Theodor Nietner (1828-1874), a coffee plantation owner and naturalist of Ceylon that...
Etymology Named for Johannes (John) Werner Theodor Nietner (1828-1874), a coffee plantation owner and naturalist of Ceylon that provided insect specimens to European entomologists. He also published a few taxonomic papers on Ceylonese insects. Born in Prussia, he became a naturalized English citizen. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cataulus nietneri G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1455510 on 2025-09-11
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Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1871). Descriptions of new Mollusca from the Eastern regions. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (1): 1-11, plate 1. Calcutta [31 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35630807
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 7, 7a [details]
page(s): 7-8, pl. 1, fig. 7, 7a [details]
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Etymology Named for Johannes (John) Werner Theodor Nietner (1828-1874), a coffee plantation owner and naturalist of Ceylon that provided insect specimens to European entomologists. He also published a few taxonomic papers on Ceylonese insects. Born in Prussia, he became a naturalized English citizen. [details]
