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Pupilla elegans (Matheron, 1832) †
1543557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1543557)
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Species
Pupa elegans Matheron, 1832 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
fossil only
(of Pupa elegans Matheron, 1832 †) Matheron, P. (1832). Observations sur les terrains tertiaires du Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, Et Description des Coquilles fossiles inédites ou peu communes qu'ils renferment. <em>Annales des sciences et de l'industrie du Midi de la France.</em> 3 (9-10): 39-61., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5746692z/f39.image
page(s): 57, pl. 1, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 57, pl. 1, fig. 11 [details]
Type locality contained in France
type locality contained in France [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status The placement of Pupa elegans in the genus Pupilla and even in the family Pupillidae is questionable due to the poor...
Status The placement of Pupa elegans in the genus Pupilla and even in the family Pupillidae is questionable due to the poor preservation of the original material. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pupilla elegans (Matheron, 1832) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1543557 on 2025-09-11
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(of Pupa elegans Matheron, 1832 †) Matheron, P. (1832). Observations sur les terrains tertiaires du Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, Et Description des Coquilles fossiles inédites ou peu communes qu'ils renferment. <em>Annales des sciences et de l'industrie du Midi de la France.</em> 3 (9-10): 39-61., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5746692z/f39.image
page(s): 57, pl. 1, fig. 11 [details]
status source Harzhauser, M.; Neubauer, T. A. (2021). A review of the land snail faunas of the European Cenozoic – composition, diversity and turnovers. <em>Earth-Science Reviews.</em> 217: 103610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103610
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page(s): 57, pl. 1, fig. 11 [details]
status source Harzhauser, M.; Neubauer, T. A. (2021). A review of the land snail faunas of the European Cenozoic – composition, diversity and turnovers. <em>Earth-Science Reviews.</em> 217: 103610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103610
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status The placement of Pupa elegans in the genus Pupilla and even in the family Pupillidae is questionable due to the poor preservation of the original material. [details]
