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Helix setiger G. B. Sowerby I, 1841
1459878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1459878)
unaccepted (original combination)
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Helix setigera G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)
incorrect subsequent spelling of setiger
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1841). Descriptions of new species of the family Helicidae, collected by Mr. H. Cuming in the Philippine Islands (continuation). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9: 24–26. [October]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679646
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
Note Philippines, Luzon Island, Cagayan Prov., "St....
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Type locality Philippines, Luzon Island, Cagayan Prov., "St. Jaun" [details]
Homonymy the correct original spelling of the species name is setiger (not setigera); it is argued to be a noun in apposition by...
Homonymy the correct original spelling of the species name is setiger (not setigera); it is argued to be a noun in apposition by Yeung et al. (2017: 17). As such, it is not a senior homonym of Helix setigera Gould, 1844 as argued by some authors [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix setiger G. B. Sowerby I, 1841. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1459878 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. I. (1841). Descriptions of new species of the family Helicidae, collected by Mr. H. Cuming in the Philippine Islands (continuation). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9: 24–26. [October]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679646
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy the correct original spelling of the species name is setiger (not setigera); it is argued to be a noun in apposition by Yeung et al. (2017: 17). As such, it is not a senior homonym of Helix setigera Gould, 1844 as argued by some authors [details]Type locality Philippines, Luzon Island, Cagayan Prov., "St. Jaun" [details]
