MolluscaBase - Monoptygma (Myonia) puncturata E. A. Smith, 1872

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Monoptygma (Myonia) puncturata E. A. Smith, 1872

AphiaID

1543295 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1543295)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (basionym)

Accepted name

Leucotina puncturata (E. A. Smith, 1872)

Rank

Species

Parent

Monoptygma (Myonia) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Leucotina A. Adams, 1860

Original name

Monoptygma (Myonia) puncturata E. A. Smith, 1872

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Smith, E. A. (1872). A list of species of shells from West Africa, with descriptions of those hitherto undescribed. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1871: 727–739, pl. 75., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554665
page(s): 734, pl. 75, fig. 16. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Beninese Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Beninese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Monoptygma (Myonia) puncturata E. A. Smith, 1872. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1543295 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-09-26 14:45:00Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description Smith, E. A. (1872). A list of species of shells from West Africa, with descriptions of those hitherto undescribed. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1871: 727–739, pl. 75., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554665
page(s): 734, pl. 75, fig. 16. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality