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Scala proxima Thiele, 1925
524950 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:524950)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 270 [304], pl. 11, fig. 17. [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Western Sumatra
type locality contained in Western Sumatra [details]
Homonymy Scala proxima Thiele, 1925, is a junior homonym of S. proxima Douvillé, 1904, and a secondary homonym of Clathrus proximus...
Homonymy Scala proxima Thiele, 1925, is a junior homonym of S. proxima Douvillé, 1904, and a secondary homonym of Clathrus proximus de Boury, 1890. However, the taxonomic identity of Thiele's species needs clarification, and the establishment of a nomen novum would be premature and is not advisable. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scala proxima Thiele, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524950 on 2025-09-11
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Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 270 [304], pl. 11, fig. 17. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 270 [304], pl. 11, fig. 17. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy Scala proxima Thiele, 1925, is a junior homonym of S. proxima Douvillé, 1904, and a secondary homonym of Clathrus proximus de Boury, 1890. However, the taxonomic identity of Thiele's species needs clarification, and the establishment of a nomen novum would be premature and is not advisable. [details]
