MolluscaBase name details
Rissoa approxima Petterd, 1884
868821 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:868821)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Petterd, W. F. (1884). Description of new Tasmanian shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(5): 135-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571559
page(s): 138 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
Type locality contained in Tasmania
type locality contained in Tasmania [details]
Nomenclature Do not confuse Rissoa approxima Petterd, 1884, p. 138 with Rissoina approxima Petterd, 1884 (same paper), p. 141.
Nomenclature Do not confuse Rissoa approxima Petterd, 1884, p. 138 with Rissoina approxima Petterd, 1884 (same paper), p. 141. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rissoa approxima Petterd, 1884. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868821 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Petterd, W. F. (1884). Description of new Tasmanian shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(5): 135-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571559
page(s): 138 [details]
additional source Cotton, B. C. (1944). Recent Australian species of the family Rissoidae (Mollusca). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 68: 286-314; plate XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41564742
page(s): 287-288 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
additional source Cotton, B. C. (1944). Recent Australian species of the family Rissoidae (Mollusca). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 68: 286-314; plate XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41564742
page(s): 287-288 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Do not confuse Rissoa approxima Petterd, 1884, p. 138 with Rissoina approxima Petterd, 1884 (same paper), p. 141. [details]
