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Bostryx albus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
1565690 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1565690)
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Species
Bulinus albus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
(of Bulinus albus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1834). [Characters of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1833: 16-22, 34-38 [17 May]; 52-56 [24 May]; 70-74 [20 September]; 82–85 [8 September]; 134-139. [16 April 1834]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859474
page(s): 73 [details]
page(s): 73 [details]
Type locality contained in Chile
type locality contained in Chile [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bostryx albus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565690 on 2025-09-11
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(of Bulinus albus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1834). [Characters of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1833: 16-22, 34-38 [17 May]; 52-56 [24 May]; 70-74 [20 September]; 82–85 [8 September]; 134-139. [16 April 1834]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859474
page(s): 73 [details]
basis of record Breure, A. S. H. & Ablett, J. D. (2014). Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 392: 1-367., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3584/ [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 73 [details]
basis of record Breure, A. S. H. & Ablett, J. D. (2014). Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 392: 1-367., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3584/ [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Bulinus albus Sowerby, 1833; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:741887) (from synonym Bulinus albus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
