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Helix alexandri var. rotundata Mousson, 1888
1797724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1797724)
unaccepted > junior homonym (homonym of Helix rotundata O.F. Müller, 1774)
Variety
Mousson, A. (1888). Coquilles recueillies dans le Sud-Ouest de l'Afrique par M. le Dr. H. Schinz, déterminée par Alb. Mousson. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 35(4): 291-301, pl. 12. ["1887"; 31 January 1888]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15921538
page(s): 292, pl. 12 figs 1, 1a [details]
page(s): 292, pl. 12 figs 1, 1a [details]
Note Namibia, “recueillis à Rehoboth, au nord du...
Type locality Namibia, “recueillis à Rehoboth, au nord du Gross–Namaland” (Schinz; 3 exx). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix alexandri var. rotundata Mousson, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1797724 on 2025-09-11
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Mousson, A. (1888). Coquilles recueillies dans le Sud-Ouest de l'Afrique par M. le Dr. H. Schinz, déterminée par Alb. Mousson. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 35(4): 291-301, pl. 12. ["1887"; 31 January 1888]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15921538
page(s): 292, pl. 12 figs 1, 1a [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 125, Plate 55, Fig. 4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 292, pl. 12 figs 1, 1a [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 125, Plate 55, Fig. 4 [details] Available for editors





Syntype ZMZ 510138 [details]
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Type locality Namibia, “recueillis à Rehoboth, au nord du Gross–Namaland” (Schinz; 3 exx). [details]