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Planorbis corneus var. prestwichianus Mortillet, 1863 †
1600378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1600378)
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Mortillet, G. de. (1863). Coquilles terrestres et d'eau douce des sables blancs à <i>Elephas primigenius</i> et à silex taillés d'Abbeville. <em>Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, deuxième série.</em> 20: 293-295, 592., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54667901
page(s): 294, 295, textfig. 1 on p. 592 [details]
page(s): 294, 295, textfig. 1 on p. 592 [details]
Type locality contained in France
type locality contained in France [details]
Status Taxon not discussed in the literature of the 20th and 21st century. Status uncertain!
Status Taxon not discussed in the literature of the 20th and 21st century. Status uncertain! [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Planorbis corneus var. prestwichianus Mortillet, 1863 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1600378 on 2025-09-11
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Mortillet, G. de. (1863). Coquilles terrestres et d'eau douce des sables blancs à <i>Elephas primigenius</i> et à silex taillés d'Abbeville. <em>Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, deuxième série.</em> 20: 293-295, 592., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54667901
page(s): 294, 295, textfig. 1 on p. 592 [details]
page(s): 294, 295, textfig. 1 on p. 592 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Spelling Mortillet used two spellings, prestwichianus (in the text) and prestwitchianus (in the figure caption). Since the species is named after a Mr. Prestwich (see p. 294), the second spelling is an incorrect original spelling. [details]Status Taxon not discussed in the literature of the 20th and 21st century. Status uncertain! [details]
