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Xerophila mendicula (Paladilhe, 1874) †
1467284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1467284)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Xerophila Held, 1838 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826
Helix mendicula Paladilhe, 1874 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Variety Xerophila mendicula var. takandoutiana Pallary, 1913 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
fossil only
(of Helix mendicula Paladilhe, 1874 †) Paladilhe, A. (1874). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de coquilles fossiles provenant des marnes pleistocènes d'estuaire des environs d'Oran. <em>Revue des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 3 (3): 399-405, pl. 8. Montpellier/Paris [15 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15274122
page(s): 399-400, pl. 8, figs 1-4 [details]
page(s): 399-400, pl. 8, figs 1-4 [details]
Type locality contained in Algeria
type locality contained in Algeria [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status Not found in the literature for over a hundred years. Revision required!
Status Not found in the literature for over a hundred years. Revision required! [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xerophila mendicula (Paladilhe, 1874) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1467284 on 2025-09-11
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(of Helix mendicula Paladilhe, 1874 †) Paladilhe, A. (1874). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de coquilles fossiles provenant des marnes pleistocènes d'estuaire des environs d'Oran. <em>Revue des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 3 (3): 399-405, pl. 8. Montpellier/Paris [15 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15274122
page(s): 399-400, pl. 8, figs 1-4 [details]
basis of record Pallary, P. (1913). Description de quelques mollusques terrestres nouveaux du Sud du Maroc. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie, 19 (6): 360-365. Paris. [details]
page(s): 399-400, pl. 8, figs 1-4 [details]
basis of record Pallary, P. (1913). Description de quelques mollusques terrestres nouveaux du Sud du Maroc. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie, 19 (6): 360-365. Paris. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Not found in the literature for over a hundred years. Revision required! [details]
