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Nanina (Macrochlamys) geoffreyi H. Adams, 1868
1470164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1470164)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Nanina (Macrochlamys) W. H. Benson, 1836 accepted as Macrochlamys W. H. Benson, 1836 accepted as Tanychlamys W. H. Benson, 1834
Adams, H. (1868). Descriptions of some new species of shells collected by Geoffrey Nevill, Esq., at Mauritius, the Isle of Bourbon, and the Seychelles. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1868: 288-292, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664817
page(s): 289, 290, pl. 28, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 289, 290, pl. 28, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Réunion
type locality contained in Réunion [details]
Etymology Named for Geoffrey Nevill (1843-1885), a British malacologist that provided the specimens described by H. Adams.
Etymology Named for Geoffrey Nevill (1843-1885), a British malacologist that provided the specimens described by H. Adams. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nanina (Macrochlamys) geoffreyi H. Adams, 1868. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1470164 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Adams, H. (1868). Descriptions of some new species of shells collected by Geoffrey Nevill, Esq., at Mauritius, the Isle of Bourbon, and the Seychelles. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1868: 288-292, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664817
page(s): 289, 290, pl. 28, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Nevill, G. (1870). On the land shells of Bourbon, with descriptions of a few new species. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 39 (4): 403-416. Calcutta [28 December]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41302006
page(s): 406, 408. [details]
source of synonymy Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
page(s): 121. [details]
page(s): 289, 290, pl. 28, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Nevill, G. (1870). On the land shells of Bourbon, with descriptions of a few new species. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 39 (4): 403-416. Calcutta [28 December]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41302006
page(s): 406, 408. [details]
source of synonymy Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
page(s): 121. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Geoffrey Nevill (1843-1885), a British malacologist that provided the specimens described by H. Adams. [details]
