MolluscaBase - Helix (Dorcasia) alexandri (J. E. Gray, 1838)

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Helix (Dorcasia) alexandri (J. E. Gray, 1838)

AphiaID

1797725 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1797725)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Dorcasia alexandri J. E. Gray, 1838

Rank

Species

Parent

Helix (Dorcasia) J. E. Gray, 1838 accepted as Dorcasia J. E. Gray, 1838

Original name

Dorcasia alexandri J. E. Gray, 1838

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Variety Helix (Dorcasia) alexandri var. minor O. Boettger, 1886 accepted as Dorcasia alexandri minor (O. Boettger, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Helix (Dorcasia) alexandri var. trivia O. Boettger, 1910 accepted as Dorcasia alexandri var. trivia (O. Boettger, 1910) accepted as Dorcasia alexandri trivia (O. Boettger, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Dorcasia alexandri J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 268 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Dorcasia) alexandri (J. E. Gray, 1838). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1797725 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-02-11 16:33:14Z

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Herbert, David

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Sources (2)

original description (of Dorcasia alexandri J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 268 [details]

basis of record Boettger, O. (1886). Beiträge zur Herpetologie und Malakozoologie Südwest-Afrikas. Berichte der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 1886: 3-29, pl. 1-2. Frankfurt am Main., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8783751
page(s): 22 [details]