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Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022
1629073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1629073)
unaccepted
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Prieto, C.E.; Quinonero-Salgado, S.; Ruiz-Cobo, J.; Alonso, A. (2022). The first cave-dwelling Hydrocenidae (Gastropoda: Cicloneritida) in Europe, Hydrocena canttabrica sp. nov., lives in the Cantabrian Region (Spain). <em>Spira.</em> 8: 47-59.
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Nomenclature Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022 is a nom. nov. for Georissa japonica Pilsbry, 1900. However, Georissa danjyoensis K....
Nomenclature Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022 is a nom. nov. for Georissa japonica Pilsbry, 1900. However, Georissa danjyoensis K. Uozumi & A. Yamamoto, 1981, which was treated as a junior synonym of G. japonica Pilsbry, must be used as the valid name for G. japonica Pilsbry. Therefore, the introduction of Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022 was unnecessary. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1629073 on 2025-09-11
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Prieto, C.E.; Quinonero-Salgado, S.; Ruiz-Cobo, J.; Alonso, A. (2022). The first cave-dwelling Hydrocenidae (Gastropoda: Cicloneritida) in Europe, Hydrocena canttabrica sp. nov., lives in the Cantabrian Region (Spain). <em>Spira.</em> 8: 47-59.
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors
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Nomenclature Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022 is a nom. nov. for Georissa japonica Pilsbry, 1900. However, Georissa danjyoensis K. Uozumi & A. Yamamoto, 1981, which was treated as a junior synonym of G. japonica Pilsbry, must be used as the valid name for G. japonica Pilsbry. Therefore, the introduction of Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022 was unnecessary. [details]