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Nata caffrula (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898)
890734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:890734)
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Natalina caffrula Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Natalina caffrula Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1898). Descriptions of ten new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 1 (1): 24-29, pl. 8. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627657
page(s): 24, pl. 8, fig. 1. [details]
page(s): 24, pl. 8, fig. 1. [details]
Type locality contained in Western Cape Province
type locality contained in Western Cape Province [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomic remark Probable synonym of Nata dumeticola - type locality dubious.
Taxonomic remark Probable synonym of Nata dumeticola - type locality dubious. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nata caffrula (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890734 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Natalina caffrula Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1898). Descriptions of ten new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 1 (1): 24-29, pl. 8. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627657
page(s): 24, pl. 8, fig. 1. [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli, A. (2016). Revision of the dwarf cannibal snails (<i>Nata</i> s.l.) of southern Africa — <i>Nata</i> s.s. and <i>Natella</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae), with description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4094(1): 1-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4094.1.1 [details]
page(s): 24, pl. 8, fig. 1. [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli, A. (2016). Revision of the dwarf cannibal snails (<i>Nata</i> s.l.) of southern Africa — <i>Nata</i> s.s. and <i>Natella</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae), with description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4094(1): 1-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4094.1.1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark Probable synonym of Nata dumeticola - type locality dubious. [details]
