MolluscaBase - Helix mesopotamica Mousson, 1874

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Helix mesopotamica Mousson, 1874

AphiaID

1765307 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765307)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Xeropicta mesopotamica (Mousson, 1874)

Rank

Species

Parent

Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874

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Variety Helix mesopotamica var. ghaesiana Mousson, 1874 accepted as Xeropicta mesopotamica (Mousson, 1874) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original name)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) Mousson, A. (1874). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22 (1): 5-60. Paris [21 January]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15661760
page(s): 22 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix mesopotamica Mousson, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765307 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-08-10 12:12:52Z

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Neubert, Eike

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original description (of Helix (Xerophila) mesopotamica Mousson, 1874) Mousson, A. (1874). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient. Journal de Conchyliologie, 22 (1): 5-60. Paris [21 January]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15661760
page(s): 22 [details]